by degrees
Example Sentences
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These were all private-sphere relationships defined by degrees of dominance and subordination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sir Geoffrey said: "Both government and the BBC should seriously think about how the World Service's influence can be bolstered around the world, rather than risk its reach withering by degrees year on year."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Even after the Nazis invade Poland, halfway through the opening episode, things advance by degrees, so that the next worst thing can’t quite be imagined, and once imagined really believed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Arti Gollapudi plays all three of Deepali’s older sisters, for example, differing mainly by degrees of uptightness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
It was only later and by degrees that they had seemed to take on significance.
From "1984" by George Orwell
