Used in a Sentence

borderline

How to use borderline in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for borderline.

Editorial note

The answers Ray got back are borderline embarrassing.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a line that indicates a boundary

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of borderline gathered in one view.

noun

a line that indicates a boundary

adjective

of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for borderline.

adjective

of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

Example sentences

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The answers Ray got back are borderline embarrassing.

2

I am hard-pressed to name a conference I've attended where one of these "borderline" sexist issues hasn't happened.

3

If you're borderline between "admit" and "reject," you will usually be rejected or waitlisted.

4

When I'm reading, I find it borderline exhausting; Scroll, re find position, think about when it's time to scroll again, do so, re find position.

5

I am borderline speechless in the face of the incomprehensible carelessness.

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"The enthusiasm shown for this accomplishment on Hacker News is borderline ridiculous.

7

Every agent I spoke too was borderline rude and confrontational, and had the worst broken English of any oversees call center I've dealt with.

8

We had already made a couple of music games that only sold modestly, and expecting people to buy this toy plastic guitar on top of that was borderline ludicrous.

9

Decreasing the amount invested helps the successful and borderline startups because it means less of our time is taken up mediating founder disputes in the ones that are exploding.

10

They could have just surveyed users back then to find out where they were screwing up, but in typical Google fashion, that would have involved actually engaging with their users, which Google is borderline allergic to.

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A secondary market for significant inventions is probably a good thing; a secondary market for borderline obvious inventions is not.

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And normally I'd avoid engaging a borderline troll, but this is such a terrible comment, in so many ways, that I have to speak up.> Never rely on Google for anythingFirst, you're expectation that Google will drop Dart is based on what exactly?

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Whoever created it could only have been thinking of their bureau's unchecked ability to do what it wanted and not the public's perception of it because the creature, especially its eye, looks menacing, ominous, foreboding, malicious, malevolent, and borderline evil.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use borderline in a sentence?

The answers Ray got back are borderline embarrassing.

What does borderline mean?

a line that indicates a boundary

What part of speech is borderline?

borderline is commonly used as noun, adjective.