borderland

Example Sentences

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Born in San Antonio, the son and grandson of accordionists became famous as the face of Tex-Mex music and as a favorite session player whenever rock and country gods needed some borderlands flair.

From Los Angeles Times

These borderlands surrounding El Paso were long a place of risk but also opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times

The People Over Papers map, for example, reflects an older lineage: the resistance tactics of Black Maroons — enslaved Africans who fled to swamps and borderlands, forming secret networks to evade capture and warn others.

From Los Angeles Times

Based on the Trump administration’s frequent visits to the borderlands and promises to help us, one might be optimistic that proposed policies would reduce overdoses and improve health outcomes.

From Salon

Then the slippery borderland between fact and fiction, and the perils of ignoring just how slippery it is.

From Salon