- border
- 01. Two men were arrested by customs officers at the [border] today for trying to bring in a large amount of cocaine.02. Yuki is a [borderline] student who could do well with a bit more effort.03. In some parts of Europe, if you cross a [border] between two countries on a Sunday, there is no one there to show your passport to.04. The countries [bordering] Israel have been in conflict with that country for most of its modern history.05. He is a very intelligent person, perhaps [bordering] on genius.06. The [border] of the pillowcase was decorated with hand-sewn flowers.07. Brazil shares a common [border] with all South American countries, except Ecuador and Chile.08. President George W. Bush once suggested that [border] relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better. Unfortunately, Canada and Mexico do not share a common [border].09. The [border] between the United States and Canada is the world's longest frontier.10. In February of 1825, a treaty was signed between Britain and Russia deciding on the [border] between Canada and Alaska, then a Russia possession.11. The [border] between the two countries was temporarily closed.12. We planted tulips around the [border] of our vegetable garden to add color.13. In August of 1961, East Germany began to erect a five-foot-high wall along its [border] with the West.14. Mary Pipher once said that adolescence is a [border] between childhood and adulthood.15. In March of 1997, a Jordanian soldier shot and killed seven Israeli girls on a school trip to an area called "The Island of Peace" on the [border] with Jordan.16. Swaziland is surrounded by South Africa, except for a short [border] with Mozambique.17. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the [borders] of each state.18. Pablo Casals once said, "The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the [border]?"
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.
