border on

Example Sentences

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A whole family from Tabriz crossed the border on Monday afternoon as a light snow fell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Gomez added that while attempts to pull licenses border on folly, Carr’s threats and attacks on the media can create a chilling effect and erode the public’s confidence in the press.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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

Colombia proposed a bilateral meeting at the border on January 25, according to an official letter published by local media.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Just when the situation begins to border on pandemonium, the Metropolitan Police come to their rescue.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly