bordering

Example Sentences

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Because golf courses can sit on large areas of open land, often bordering or nearby urban zones, this can mean they are put forward as development options.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The proposal would require agreement from other countries bordering the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Mr. da Silva’s establishment sits along Brazil’s Federal Highway 060, which runs more than 900 miles southwest from Brasília, the capital, to Bela Vista, bordering Paraguay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Separately, the Polish air force said it had scrambled military jets to protect its airspace in regions bordering Ukraine, as it usually does in the event of large scale Russian strikes.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Tall and fair, with blue-green eyes, sandy hair streaked-by the sun, and a lean and comely body, Gerris Drinkwater had a swagger to him, a confidence bordering on arrogance.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin