Definition: 1. A line that indicates a boundary. 2. The line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line. 3. A strip around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of cloth. 4. The boundary of a surface.
Use 'border' in a sentence:
1. Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
2. Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.
3. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border.
4. They are reported to have escaped to the other side of the border.
5. The border will be policed by UN officials.
6. We were challenged by police at the border.
7. He was never able to get past the border guards.
8. When did the country open its borders?
9. It's a similar picture across the border in Ethiopia.
10. Since late last year the border area has been the scene of heavy fighting.
11. I'm a few miles back from the border.
12. The mountains straddle the French-Swiss border.
13. He'd just come over the border.
14. There are reports of skirmishing along the border.
15. They were heading towards the German border.
16. Jordan reopened its border with Iraq.
17. Villages along the border are regularly raided.
18. Our car was turned back at the border.
19. The UN convoy was mined on its way to the border.
20. Meadows bordered the path to the woods.
21. We now have a Europe without internal borders.
22. The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.
23. There is mounting tension along the border.
24. Yesterday's resolution says the present Polish border is "inviolable."
25. Guards have been posted along the border.
26. Any day now, the Northern forces may pour across the new border.
27. There are reports of fresh troop movements across the border.
28. Troops patrolled the border day and night.
29. Soldiers had temporarily closed the border between the two countries.
30. Troops have sealed the borders between the countries.
31. A special UN commission was formed to demarcate the border.
32. The border dispute turned into a full-blown crisis.
33. Troops have been sent to defend the borders.
34. The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy.
35. The UN has undertaken to reinforce its military presence along the borders.
36. It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
37. Renewed fighting has been reported on the border.
38. They fled across the border.
39. The government has started building fortifications along its eastern border.
40. The large garden is bordered by a stream.
41. He was arrested by guards at the border crossing.
42. This incident underlines the danger of travelling in the border area.
43. They didn't reach the border until after dark.
44. At least 5 000 missiles were deployed along the border.
