bordering on
Example Sentences
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"However, the law does allow the Attorney General to file an indictment against the person who made the statement, but this is a rare event, bordering on non-existent."
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Inventory management, cash flow and marketing are essential subjects in any business narrative, but readers looking for that story will be disappointed with observations bordering on the remedial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
She expressed approval of the conditions - warm even in the sub-zero temperatures that Denmark was experiencing, but basic bordering on austere.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
In an era dominated by low-cost index funds and exchange-traded funds, Danoff managed to stand out by consistently beating the market—a feat modern academic research suggests is exceedingly rare, bordering on the impossible.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
To meet once a week seemed to him much less regular, entirely too haphazard, bordering on carelessness.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
