Sentences with border
bor·der
B b - They fled across the border.
- ...the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean. [VERB noun]
- Border refers to the boundary of a surface and may imply the limiting line itself or the part of the surface immediately adjacent to it; , margin implies a bordering strip more or less clearly defined by some distinguishing feature [the margin of a printed page]; edge refers to the limiting line itself or the terminating line at the sharp convergence of two surfaces [the edge of a box]; rim is applied to the edge of a circular or curved surface; , brim refers to the inner rim at the top of a vessel, etc.; , brink refers to the edge at the top of a steep slope. All of these terms have figurative application [the border of good taste, a margin of error, an edge on one's appetite, the rim of consciousness, a mind filled to the brim, the brink of disaster]
- Both republics border on the Black Sea. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- ...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border.
- ...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders.
- ...the mile of white sand beach bordered by palm trees and tropical flowers. [VERB-ed]
- border country
- A herbaceous border
- His land borders on mine
- His stupidity borders on madness
- Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
- You cannot cross the border without a visa.
- A border of tulips along the path.
- California borders on the Pacific Ocean.
- The situation borders on tragedy.
- The borders of the garden
- There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame. a solid border around a table of figures
- Denmark borders Germany to the south.