Problem: Sentence1: I shall be writing to you soon.
Sentence2: We liked to chat while we were eating.
Q: Does the term be mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: This may land you in jail.
Sentence2: Use the net to land the fish.
Q: Does the term land mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Murder in the second degree.
Sentence2: He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude.
Q: Does the term degree mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: His heroism saved a life.
Sentence2: She's my love, my life.
Q: Does the term life mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings