bordering on
Example Sentences
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She expressed approval of the conditions - warm even in the sub-zero temperatures that Denmark was experiencing, but basic bordering on austere.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
In an era dominated by low-cost index funds and exchange-traded funds, Danoff managed to stand out by consistently beating the market—a feat modern academic research suggests is exceedingly rare, bordering on the impossible.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
These recent readings represent not just extreme optimism but are bordering on irrational exuberance.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
He also assumes that Robin will jump at the chance of joining him on a binge of tourist spots, a notion Robin dismisses with disbelief bordering on disgust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
This state of affairs produced a temporary anarchy and a state of mind bordering on hysteria, particularly among the planter elite.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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