By Small Degrees (Adverb)
Meaning
By a short distance; "they moved it by inches".
Examples
- The tightrope walker made her way across by small degrees, careful not to lose her balance.
- The rescue team slowly and carefully freed the trapped miner by small degrees.
- As the weather warmed up, the snow melted by small degrees, revealing the hidden landscape.
- The ancient civilization's ruins were excavated by small degrees, with archaeologists painstakingly brushing away dirt and debris.
- The city's population grew by small degrees over the years, eventually becoming a thriving metropolis.