degrees

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Every few years, the EIA would go over scenarios of oil jolts with varying degrees of severity in order to train the delegates on how to deal with their country’s strategic reserves, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In Miami, for example, where seven World Cup games will be played, humidity will make an air temperature of 90 degrees “feel like” 109 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Temperatures had just hit 32.7 degrees, a potential problem for those with respiratory conditions, for elderly folk and - we feared - for Scottish footballers and for those sweaty foot soldiers following them.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She told the Las Vegas Review-Journal her proudest accomplishment was “making sure I got all my children through high school and college”—and she wound up being awarded several honorary degrees herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The temperature rose to 120 degrees, 140 in the engine compartment.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin