borderland

Example Sentences

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Her borderland upbringing in El Paso has also shaped her Spanglish lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The auditor said his office’s most recent deep dive began with a tip about Thomas Dozler, an Agriculture Department manager whose duties included patrolling Nebraska’s borderland in the F-150.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Then the slippery borderland between fact and fiction, and the perils of ignoring just how slippery it is.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

“You can crack down on these symptoms and the manifestations … that you can see in the borderland areas,” he said, “but they’ll come back unless you really have a sustained effort.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023

Another setback for the Allies was taking place along the Isonzo River in Austria’s mountain borderland, where Italian and Austrian armies had been battling since the summer of 1915.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman