How to Use boundary in a Sentence

boundary

noun
  • You need to set boundaries with your children.
  • Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.
  • The river forms the country's western boundary.
  • Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship?
  • Many of their recent projects have pushed the boundaries of its scale and use.
    Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The plan was to stretch out in new ways and break the usual boundaries of hardcore.
    Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • Still, there are boundaries to how far Xi will go for Putin.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • So why not push the boundaries and do something a bit more out there?
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Even within a group that pushed boundaries to the edges, Sylvester was the boldest of them all.
    Paula Mejía, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • Your Quest 2 will guide you through the process of setting up your boundary.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The area is at the boundary of Barrio Logan and East Village.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But as waters rise, the boundaries between land and sea shift.
    Longreads, 26 May 2023
  • You're allowed to set a boundary, you're allowed to be clear.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Oct. 2022
  • She’s got a great sense of humor and wanted to keep it witty, cross the boundaries.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • If a planet orbits a star in the bulk, the shadows of the planet and star do a little dance on the boundary.
    George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022
  • At the same time, Whack tries to maintain boundaries, to keep parts of herself hidden.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The first lies parallel to the property’s northern boundary; the second is aligned with the sea to the west.
    ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The festival marked the end of the year and many also felt that the boundary between living and dead was thinnest on that day.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • By the way, good for them for setting these boundaries and good for you for supporting them.
    Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The ultimate goal has always been to push boundaries rather than have a nice song.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That means a roundtrip from, say, an address on the south side of Sharonville to a restaurant or store on the northern boundary would cost a total of $4.
    The Enquirer, 17 May 2023
  • A lot of Discord users will fall outside those boundaries.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2023
  • Don't forget to talk about those boundaries with your partner, says De La Rosa.
    Andrew Limbong, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • If these lines are weaker or more shallow, strong boundaries may not be your forte.
    Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Set bedroom boundaries: Keep the affair partner out of the bedroom.
    Dr. Catalina Lawsin, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • Your no-contact boundaries are also subject to change, and that’s okay, too.
    Megan Schaltegger, Women's Health, 8 May 2023
  • Teams must have a minimum of four players with their feet on the outer boundary of the infield dirt.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Laurie loved gossip — and knew its soft boundary with news.
    A.l. Bardach, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Just this year, Milwaukee artists pushed artistic boundaries and made incredible statements that would rival artists from anywhere else in the world.
    Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Along the way chefs have begun pushing the boundaries beyond the definitive equation of romaine-anchovies-croutons-parm.
    Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024

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