borders on
Example Sentences
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His writing is so creative and original that it borders on poetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mr. Phillips’s prose borders on the excessively academic, but he writes lucidly about his areas of expertise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
They are famous for zealously shilling for their ad partners in an over-the-top way that borders on becoming a bit—although they have ceased to have advertisers now that they’re under the OpenAI umbrella.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026
Most species will cross country borders on their mammoth migrations.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Indeed, the procedure undertaken borders on the doubtful.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
