bordering

Example Sentences

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Since the fire storm, the department has created a new policy to issue evacuation warnings to zones bordering areas ordered to evacuate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The center bordering the preserve recently recorded its hottest March — by far — with a mean temperature of 11 degrees above average, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Health officials had confirmed the latest outbreak Friday in Ituri province in northeastern DRC, bordering Uganda and South Sudan, according to CDC Africa.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It is complicated, bordering on confusing, and that must be one of the reasons it can feel so opaque to people.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The allamanda bushes bordering the garden bloomed heavily with yellow, cylindrical flowers.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie