borderline

Example Sentences

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If everything else on the table was, by consensus, borderline inedible, securing salmon in the morning wasn’t just sustenance.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“It’s borderline hoarder, I’m not going to lie,” Sugarman added, as Spelling was forced to agree.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

“Even 200 wins is borderline undoable unless they have a lot of good fortune.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Individuals with low or borderline scores, particularly if they report no chest pain or shortness of breath, are frequently reassured and discharged without further evaluation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

Carla, in fact, says it's a borderline schizoid response to traumatic cultural displacement.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez