borderline

Example Sentences

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Rushing, seemingly not pleased with a borderline check-swing call, argued with Iassogna.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

US President Donald Trump has described the latest discussions as being on the "borderline" between a deal and renewed strikes.

From Barron's • May 21, 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

"It is a difficult – borderline existential – balancing act for Spotify," says Robert Prey, who studies streaming platforms at Oxford University's Internet Institute.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Two of the monkeys died and the third animal went into borderline shock, but somehow pulled through and survived.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston