bordering

Example Sentences

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Since the fire storm, the department has created a new policy to issue evacuation warnings to zones bordering areas ordered to evacuate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The center bordering the preserve recently recorded its hottest March — by far — with a mean temperature of 11 degrees above average, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

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

It has spread to southeastern Blue Nile state, bordering Ethiopia and South Sudan, raising fears of a prolonged and fragmented conflict.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Mary Lou pointed to the tall stalks bordering the pond.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray