bordering on
Example Sentences
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Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
A representative passage: “ ‘He certainly at Princeton, I would say, was just a nice guy, and bordering on humble,’ said one friend who went on to a legal career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Perhaps that is why they are loved with something bordering on the religious.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Hackett cautioned that increased use of leverage targeting segments of the stock market can be a sign of “optimism that is bordering on a lottery mentality.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Declaration’s note back to me was prickly, bordering on peevish.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles