Example Sentences

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These recent readings represent not just extreme optimism but are bordering on irrational exuberance.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Neighbors are bordering states and the District of Columbia and include water borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2023

Occasionally, I want something that feels a little fresher, especially if the temperatures inside and outside of my kitchen are bordering on oppressive.

From Salon • May 31, 2022

“I respectfully ask you to cease and desist from making wild accusations that are bordering on slander,” he wrote to Kroah-Hartman in what appears to be a private message.

From The Verge • Apr. 30, 2021

The few villages there are, bordering on the coast, are poor and meagre-looking, but their inhabitants were very hospitable, especially where there were any Banyans.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning