on the borderline
Example Sentences
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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
“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
Mariupol's mayor, Vadym Boychenko, told the BBC that people there were "on the borderline between life and death".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2022
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
