border on
Example Sentences
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A 50-year-old teacher from Tehran crossed the border on Tuesday morning with her 8-year-old daughter, who she planned to leave with a relative living in Turkey before returning to look after her elderly mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Somewhere along the way, culture began to border on cult.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border on Wednesday, after Bangkok said it was pausing the implementation of a US-backed peace deal.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
He put his hand on the fence and watched the people filing through the border on foot a few yards away.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
