border
noun
the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
was bordering
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past progressiveof border.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But Brunner's lawyer, a public defender, argues his client was, as a criminal, incompetent: "The sophistication level was bordering on the juvenile."
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
Trustees said "the level of vitriol directed by some contributors" was "bordering on the defamatory" and have now temporarily stopped the campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2022
“After all we’ve been through … surely that was bordering on inconceivable to you?”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
And my blood work was bordering on pre-diabetic.
From Fox News ● Feb. 15, 2020
I was mightily relieved that she hadn’t won; she was bordering on unbearable as it was.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
