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

It’s that betwixt and between period, when the light is lowering but you can still get tomatoes and peaches at the market, still get away with short sleeves.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 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

“You did that, and that would be enough, without more. How dared you to come betwixt me and a young woman I liked?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens