bordering

Example Sentences

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She often visits Gibraltar Point, a nature reserve bordering the Wash, and said she had seen a "marked increase" in the number of her peers showing an interest in nature.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Because golf courses can sit on large areas of open land, often bordering or nearby urban zones, this can mean they are put forward as development options.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

To many of the families of the dead, returning to Mystic is crass bordering on disrespectful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The Polish air force said on X it had scrambled military aircraft to protect its airspace in regions bordering Ukraine, as it usually does in the event of large‑scale Russian strikes.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

He turned onto a walkway bordering one of the smaller canals.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo