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on the borderline

ADVERB
on the brink
Synonyms
WEAK
at the limit at the threshold on the edge on the point on the verge

Example Sentences

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Following the 2-0 loss in Helsinki, he said Scotland are "on the borderline of success".

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

“OK, that’s not a weak positive … and definitely not on the borderline where some tests would be positive and others negative,” he said after reviewing the test records.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Standing on the borderline, we looked onto a palimpsest.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020

He felt better by morning, when he was able to see a nurse who said the burn was mild but on the borderline.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2020

John and I grew up there, right on the borderline.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin