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Example Sentences
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“For us to conclude that a law of 160 years’ vintage, with this kind of empirical pedigree, has all along been both unnecessary and improper, would border on rationalist conceit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Somewhere along the way, culture began to border on cult.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Melodee was last confirmed seen on surveillance camera near the Utah-Colorado border on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
The first streaks of evening lay against the sky like a purple border on a blue sari.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
