to such a degree

idiom

: so much
The building had deteriorated to such a degree that they had to tear it down.

Examples of to such a degree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What’s the key to working with these types of movie stars who command a room to such a degree? Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 But of all the bomb throwers of the period, no group was more closely associated with the infernal machines than the anarchists — to such a degree that the press began to call them the Dynamite Club. Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024 She was threatened to such a degree, Monica, that somebody's gone to jail. Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024 Now, however, the crisis has escalated to such a degree that a German veto of a rescue package would trigger a systemic crisis -- one that could unravel not only the common currency but also other, larger achievements of European integration such as the single market. Daniela Schwarzer, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2012 This can be used to bypass the iOS sandbox to such a degree that accessing the memory of an arbitrary app is possible. Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The Taliban wanted those names to such a degree that, by 2016, the Taliban tried to kidnap Rauffi. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024 The Klan recruited in Neshoba County to such a degree that its opponents quietly warned newcomers not to accept any fish-fry invitations without first asking around. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023 There wasn’t, and there still isn’t, any other global brand where music in Spanish is covered, celebrated and promoted to such a degree. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2023

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“To such a degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20such%20a%20degree. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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