bordering

Example Sentences

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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

Countries bordering DR Congo are considered high risk for further spread due to population mobility, trade and travel.

From BBC • May 17, 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

Soon he entered one of the mill districts bordering the river.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers