verge upon
Example Sentences
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To say that the later portraits verge upon caricature is not much of an overstatement.
From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2010
Because you consistently verge upon the profound, the revealing�and then pull back, almost in embarrassment.
From Time Magazine Archive
The doctrines and practices of these sects clearly verge upon those obtaining in the third principal division of Indian sectarians which will now be considered.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
“Yes,” Inna could but confess it was—very guardedly, though, lest they might verge upon gossip again.
From The Heiress of Wyvern Court by Searchfield, Emilie
Even then he but vaguely understood, had not rightly guessed the verge upon which she was treading.
From Sally Bishop A Romance by Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple)
