verge on/upon
phrasal verb
verged on/upon; verging on/upon; verges on/upon
: to come near to being (something)
comedy that verges on farce
His accusations were verging on slander.
Examples of verge on/upon in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Smut even suggests Maas' titles verge on erotica, which is also a genre with immense worth and full of great writers.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
What’s more, conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that biopics and documentaries that involve family members too directly can verge on hagiography.
—Kate Dwyer, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Their performances in this gonzo sci-fi fest verge on camp, as does the movie's Grand Guignol sense of violence.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
In recent seasons, the over-the-top looks seen on the show, which can verge on the impractical, have become memes on social media.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
Honesty is non-negotiable for Humberstone, whose songs verge on the deeply personal and often self-critical.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
The motivation behind their crime is so complex and unlikely as to verge on nonsensical.
—Time, 12 July 2023
So yeah, like VanMoof, Cowboy e-bikes are high-tech proprietary computers-on-wheels with a feature set that can, at times, verge on gimmickry.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 21 July 2023
Later on, the Moon conjoins expansive Jupiter to give us a double dose of optimistic luck -- that said, this could verge on overconfidence.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024
What’s more, conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that biopics and documentaries that involve family members too directly can verge on hagiography.
—Kate Dwyer, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Their performances in this gonzo sci-fi fest verge on camp, as does the movie's Grand Guignol sense of violence.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
In recent seasons, the over-the-top looks seen on the show, which can verge on the impractical, have become memes on social media.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
Honesty is non-negotiable for Humberstone, whose songs verge on the deeply personal and often self-critical.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
The motivation behind their crime is so complex and unlikely as to verge on nonsensical.
—Time, 12 July 2023
So yeah, like VanMoof, Cowboy e-bikes are high-tech proprietary computers-on-wheels with a feature set that can, at times, verge on gimmickry.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 21 July 2023
Later on, the Moon conjoins expansive Jupiter to give us a double dose of optimistic luck -- that said, this could verge on overconfidence.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
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“Verge on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verge%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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