periphery

Example Sentences

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The specialized nature of kickers can place them on the periphery of team bonding, but Loop’s teammates and coaches were supportive in the aftermath of the season-ending loss.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite being on the periphery of the Spanish empire and Mexico before becoming part of the United States, California had an important place in the larger struggle by enslaved people for their freedom.

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, the French leader has churned through four prime ministers, while France’s borrowing costs have risen to levels familiar to Europe’s debt-laden periphery, surpassing those of Greece and Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The band moves in the fertile periphery where sunshine pop meets dream rock, channeling the Police on the reggae vibe of “Universal Hit” and diving into Cocteau Twins ether on “La Vuelta.”

From Los Angeles Times

We moved four times before I turned ten, with the threat of a fifth and sixth always dangling in the periphery, which ingrained something of a perennial outsider feeling.

From Salon