How to Use second-degree in a Sentence
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He was booked on a second-degree murder charge.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Carlson is charged with second-degree breach of peace.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Read was tried twice for second-degree murder.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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Aguilar has since been charged with second-degree murder.
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Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jones is charged with second-degree murder.
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Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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He is charged with second-degree murder.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Wren is charged with second-degree murder.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Dykes has pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree murder.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was rushed to the hospital with second-degree burns to the left side of his body.
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Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Nadeau was charged with one count of second-degree murder, the statement said.
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Jack Moore,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
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He is charged with second-degree murder and has pleaded not guilty, court records show.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Grayson faces four to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder.
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Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chavez has been charged with manslaughter, a second-degree felony.
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Ciara McCarthy 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
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He was found guilty of second-degree reckless homicide.
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Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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She is charged with second-degree Murder.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Kelly is now charged with second-degree murder.
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Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Court records show he was convicted of second-degree murder with a weapon.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ten people so far have been charged with second-degree murder in Otieno's death.
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Sarah Rankin,
ajc,
17 Mar. 2023
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The man accused of shooting the teen was charged with second-degree murder.
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Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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The man accused of shooting the teen was charged with second-degree murder.
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Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Scott faces charges of second-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Each faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the second-degree felony charge.
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Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Hackling has been charged with three counts of second-degree manslaughter in their deaths.
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Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The judge also dropped a second-degree murder charge, per the outlet.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Read was tried twice for second-degree murder in O’Keefe’s death.
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Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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Joplin pleaded not guilty to first-degree and second-degree murder.
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Xander Samaras,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2024
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Vaz Rosa is charged with three felony counts of second-degree child abuse, Benson said.
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Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kayvon Briscoe-Hall, is charged with second-degree murder and felony firearm in the case.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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He was found guilty of all 20 counts of second-degree manslaughter, his top charge in the case.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 May 2023
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The victim was taken to the hospital with second-degree burns on his arms and back.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Both charges are second degree felonies.
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Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hayes was found guilty of the lesser charge of murder in the second degree.
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Ayana Bryant,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2024
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The suspect has pleaded not guilty to three counts each of first and second degree murder.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
15 July 2023
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She was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree with a weapon.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Both were charged last week with second degree reckless homicide in Proulx's death.
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Laura Schulte,
Journal Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Both of her hands had second degree burns, and her face, arms and chest were stippled with shrapnel and debris.
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Seyward Darby,
Longreads,
23 July 2024
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Andrea told the outlet that nursing is her second degree.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Yiggins has been charged with second degree robbery and assault.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Nov. 2025
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To the charge of murder in the second degree, the jury has found the defendant guilty.
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Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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He’s been offered a deal for two years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to second degree assault.
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Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
18 Sep. 2024
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Durant was convicted last year of three counts of second degree murder.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The boy has also been charged with nine counts of assault in the first degree and three counts of assault in the second degree.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The other suspect was booked at the jail on suspicion of riot in the second degree.
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Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bryan has been charged with domestic violence in the second degree.
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Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The sheriff's office said she has since been arrested and charged with second degree murder.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lino was charged with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rosenblatt was also acquitted on charges of assault in the second degree.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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The video is at the center of a second degree murder case that was presented to a grand jury yesterday.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2023
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Police are now looking for the men allegedly involved in the deaths, with plans to charge at least two of them with second degree murder.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2023
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Jones agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
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Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Students can also pursue a second degree in AI.
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Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Upon a first conviction a person faces a misdemeanor of the second degree.
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Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2024
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Leaving an unsecured weapon where a child can find it is considered a misdemeanor of the second degree.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
15 Aug. 2023
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He is being held on two counts of murder in the second degree, jail records showed, as well as an immigration detainer.
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Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Under the new law, upon a first conviction, a person faces a misdemeanor of the second degree.
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Ana Ceballos and,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2024
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He was arrested and charged with second degree murder with a firearm, OPD said.
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Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Doyle was charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree and assault in the third degree.
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Chris Young Ritzen,
CBS News,
10 May 2025
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Sortor was charged with disorderly conduct in the second degree.
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Greg Norman , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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He also is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
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Penny Weaver,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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Counne is facing charges of scheme to defraud in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree and grand larceny in the third degree.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2023
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