on the borderline
Example Sentences
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"It's right on the borderline, believe me," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews near Washington when asked where the talks with Iran stood.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
“Not once did anybody say ‘Hey Louis, you’re on the borderline or you should cool it or whatever’… they all knew what was happening.”
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
“When he talks about Ukraine he talks about what he has seen on the borderline with Russia. … He’s very empathetic. He feels what others feel.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2022
“I think there are plays that can go either way, and those are the ones on the borderline that I’ve tried to push and take different chances.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
They grew quickly and could be harvested within a few months of sowing, a big advantage for incipient farmers still on the borderline between nomadic hunters and settled villagers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
