borderland

Example Sentences

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The crime writer Don Winslow has repeatedly followed his characters into the wild borderland between law and crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The Ukrainian borderland has long been a place where cultures merge and interchange.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Leaving his native country meant embarking on a life of exile, not to mention a risky escape on foot across the mountainous borderland.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Understanding its past as a perennial borderland is essential to knowing how it became the crucible of one of the most bitter disputes in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

In the borderland east of Ukrainia in Russia, there was a community of Cossacks who were members of the Greek Orthodox Church.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok