bordering
Example Sentences
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Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
It’s going to raise costs particularly in states that are either bordering or in close proximity to Canada and rely on trade with it.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
His men loved him for it, their devotion bordering on religious.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born Jan. 19, 1946, in a two-room cabin in Pittman Center, Tenn., a town bordering Gatlinburg, Tenn., and the Great Smoky Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The look in his eyes is bordering on crazy.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
