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The accent was radically different from any Ethan had yet heard, so much so that the word verged on incomprehensibility.

Mission to Moulokin Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1979

His expression verged on the idiotic; they were a scared pair, and it was only when the bright flush of guilt flooded her face that he recovered his senses in a measure and took off his hat.

A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories 1899

He turned away from the window with an expression that verged on pain.

DEBTOR'S PLANET W.R. THOMPSON 2000

" The coati's expression verged on mania, the muskrat thought.

The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

This succulent dish, which is marinated in a mixture of herbs, wine and the hare's blood, was accompanied by a polenta so fine that its consistency verged on that of mashed potato.

Italian Innovation and Tradition Bruce Palling 2010

B. Bunny thereafter regaled me with stories so rowdy they verged on the sociopathic.

Getting Their Guns Off 2010

The attention was a lot to deal with for an introvert such as Lemaitre, and his first interviews verged on the monosyllabic.

Christophe Lemaitre, France's premier blanc, seeks grand cru status 2011

The Bureau favored traditional rapport-building techniques, while some Agency and White House officials successfully pushed for coercive interrogations that verged on torture.

The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

His career is already resurrected, and winning an Oscar ™ would have verged on jumping the shark for him.

Matthew Yglesias » Encounters at the End of the World 2009

They both seemed somehow outdated or irrelevant, passionate about causes that verged upon irrelevance in modern life.

Catching Up « Tales from the Reading Room 2009