bordering on
Example Sentences
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As the upset to end all upsets loomed large, Scotland pounded hard at the Welsh line, their desperation in full flow, the home defiance bordering on the heroic.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
In an era dominated by low-cost index funds and exchange-traded funds, Danoff managed to stand out by consistently beating the market—a feat modern academic research suggests is exceedingly rare, bordering on the impossible.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
These recent readings represent not just extreme optimism but are bordering on irrational exuberance.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
He also assumes that Robin will jump at the chance of joining him on a binge of tourist spots, a notion Robin dismisses with disbelief bordering on disgust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
With every answer, Mrs. Moss was getting testier, until her attorney interjected, “We’re bordering on harassment.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
