borderline

Example Sentences

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For people with borderline or moderate risk, clinicians may use extra tests to guide decisions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

A former engineer at Meta, who we are calling Tim, said that, as the company sought to compete with TikTok, more borderline harmful content was allowed on the site.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s a communication style or, more accurately, a manipulation tactic used by people who have a borderline personality disorder.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“Even 200 wins is borderline undoable unless they have a lot of good fortune.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

The idea is to make myself look like someone who’s spent the night in a regular home with kitchen and washer and dryer, not like someone who’s borderline homeless.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich