verge upon
Example Sentences
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To say that the later portraits verge upon caricature is not much of an overstatement.
From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2010
Because you consistently verge upon the profound, the revealing�and then pull back, almost in embarrassment.
From Time Magazine Archive
The features are strongly pronounced, and at times verge upon the grotesque—we mean it in no offensive spirit.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
Like other farmers, they are conservative and adhere to old rules or fancies, which in some cases verge upon superstition.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various
At no period of her least refulgent moment did she verge upon this type.
From The Head of the House of Coombe by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
