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

“This community of artists tends to fall betwixt and between,” said Adriana Zavala, an associate professor at Tufts University who directs the US Latinx Art Forum, the organization that is administering the grant program.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

“There’s many a slip betwixt cup and lip. Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck