betwixt

Example Sentences

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Wolverines players were skipping toward the locker room after the trophy presentation, roses betwixt their teeth, battle scars on their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

“I’m betwixt, because he took very nice care of my family, but at the same time, I think it’s time. … I really do think he wanted a good team, but he’s lost the fanbase.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Amid the shift, people of mixed descent found themselves peculiarly betwixt and between.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

The state is caught betwixt and between — the emergency is seemingly over, yet in a parallel universe it rips and runs.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021

“Well,” said Joe, glancing up at the Dutch clock, “she’s been on the Ram-page, this last spell, about five minutes, Pip. She’s a-coming! Get behind the door, old chap, and have the jack-towel betwixt you.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens