borderline

Example Sentences

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“My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

She bristles when she realizes some dentists are using AI images to upsell patients—deploying color-coded overlays to dramatize borderline findings and justify questionable treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"It is a difficult – borderline existential – balancing act for Spotify," says Robert Prey, who studies streaming platforms at Oxford University's Internet Institute.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

A former teammate described him as "borderline genius" and "super stable."

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Not to mention borderline creepy that I had to escape my own car.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King