borderline

Example Sentences

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“My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

She bristles when she realizes some dentists are using AI images to upsell patients—deploying color-coded overlays to dramatize borderline findings and justify questionable treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A former teammate described him as "borderline genius" and "super stable."

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

A former engineer at Meta, who we are calling Tim, said that, as the company sought to compete with TikTok, more borderline harmful content was allowed on the site.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“It’s all a game, Goob. Think of it as fun and games. Let them have their fun. Brother Eugene must have been on the borderline, anyway . . “It’s more than fun and games, Jerry.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier