the border
noun
: a specific border (as between countries)
They've lived in southern Texas for years, but have never been south of the border.
Examples of the border in a Sentence
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As the day went on, Timmer drove through the Chickasaw Nation reservation and across the border into Texas.
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David Gelles, New York Times, 19 July 2024
Some people who were not affiliated with Hamas or other Palestinian militant groups took part in the October 7 incursion into southern Israel, streaming through the border fence after it was breached by fighters – some stealing from Israeli communities and others taking hostages back into Gaza.
—Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN, 19 July 2024
Rainstorms in the past couple of years have brought staggering amounts of that polluted stew over the border into San Diego County, flooding some South Bay roads where people have had to be rescued, extending beach closures, and bringing sedimentation and trash to the Tijuana River Valley.
—Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Others were closing the border and withdrawing the Biden administration’s timetable for greatly increasing the sales of electric vehicles to ease air pollution.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
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David Gelles, New York Times, 19 July 2024
Some people who were not affiliated with Hamas or other Palestinian militant groups took part in the October 7 incursion into southern Israel, streaming through the border fence after it was breached by fighters – some stealing from Israeli communities and others taking hostages back into Gaza.
—Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN, 19 July 2024
Rainstorms in the past couple of years have brought staggering amounts of that polluted stew over the border into San Diego County, flooding some South Bay roads where people have had to be rescued, extending beach closures, and bringing sedimentation and trash to the Tijuana River Valley.
—Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Others were closing the border and withdrawing the Biden administration’s timetable for greatly increasing the sales of electric vehicles to ease air pollution.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2024
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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