third degree
Example Sentences
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But how can she get married when her father subjects any man she dates to the third degree?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Tuliaupupu is now pursuing his third degree, as he already earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2022, before earning his master’s degree in project management.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
Freemasons wear symbolic aprons and progress through degrees of membership, with the phrase "giving someone the third degree" originating from its final stage of initiation.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
We give you the third degree in this week’s Slate News Quiz.
From Slate • May 30, 2025
It was like the third degree, only he was both interrogator and suspect, both tough cop and hounded prisoner, a cruel spotlight pinning him in a blinding circle of light.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
