on the borderline
Example Sentences
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Previous comments by President Donald Trump had suggested weeks of stop-start negotiations to strike a permanent end to the war were teetering on the "borderline" between a deal and renewed attacks.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Following the 2-0 loss in Helsinki, he said Scotland are "on the borderline of success".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024
“You’re right on the borderline, and you may be over,” Schroeder said, warning Binger that he was impugning the defendant’s constitutional right to remain silent.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2021
“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
