bordering

Example Sentences

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Thirteen of the 17 regions of neighbouring Spain were on orange alert on Sunday, while the northern Basque Country bordering France was on red alert.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Still, some see these plans as bordering on science fiction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Last week, we were invited to join Mahmood on police raids of mini-marts on Soho Road in the Handsworth area of Birmingham - a high street bordering her own constituency.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Nearly a dozen fires have, together, consumed more than 26,000 acres of varied terrain in the region over the last week, in remote island chaparral as well as brushy foothills bordering neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The flowers swayed in the cool afternoon breeze as I strolled through the garden toward the bushes bordering the main verandah.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed