bordering

Example Sentences

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She often visits Gibraltar Point, a nature reserve bordering the Wash, and said she had seen a "marked increase" in the number of her peers showing an interest in nature.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

For several analysts, the most credible scenario is some kind of partnership between Oman and Iran, the two countries bordering the vital maritime passage.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. da Silva’s establishment sits along Brazil’s Federal Highway 060, which runs more than 900 miles southwest from Brasília, the capital, to Bela Vista, bordering Paraguay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Separately, the Polish air force said it had scrambled military jets to protect its airspace in regions bordering Ukraine, as it usually does in the event of large scale Russian strikes.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

From inside the bungalows bordering the plateau and jutting out over the water, we could hear the rattling of plates and silverware.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus