borderline

Example Sentences

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“My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

A definite spot-kick in Europe, borderline for the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A former teammate described him as "borderline genius" and "super stable."

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The chicken warms gently in the pan, soaking it up, and suddenly you have a dinner that feels borderline dinner-party-adjacent.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Khanum Taheri’s chaperoning made our meetings, if not gossip-proof, then less gossip-worthy, even if her borderline fawning on me clearly embarrassed Soraya.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini