borderline

Example Sentences

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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

The desire is already there — loud, obvious, borderline operatic.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Moments later, another borderline shot earned TKV the point deduction.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

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