bordering on
Example Sentences
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At the movies, the PTSD-suffering veteran is a familiar figure, bordering on cliché.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
“The magnitude of revision in growth cluster earnings expectations is bordering on surreal,” they say.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Perhaps that is why they are loved with something bordering on the religious.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The stories were nothing like his story; for this he felt a gratitude bordering on love.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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