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
My third sentiment was the expectation of some extraordinary, glorious happiness that was impending—some happiness so strong and assured as to verge upon ecstasy.
From Youth by Hogarth, C. J.
“Yes,” Inna could but confess it was—very guardedly, though, lest they might verge upon gossip again.
From The Heiress of Wyvern Court by Searchfield, Emilie
"Your words verge upon the insulting," he said, after a moment.
From Affairs of State by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
