betwixt and between
adverb or adjective
: in a midway position : neither one thing nor the other
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A lot of us feel betwixt and between our roots and our branches.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
There was this betwixt and between quality to them.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
In the betwixt and between moments—these liminal moments—when the old rules don’t count anymore, and the communities the people belong to break down.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
With this in mind, don’t expect a cinematic masterpiece; but do expect Olivia Newton-John in a pair of roller skates and second-skin spandex and a fantastically incoherent plot set betwixt and between planet Earth and the realm of the gods.
—Vogue, 3 Nov. 2020
Once again, rabbits seem to be betwixt and between.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
But betwixt and between the half-dozen goriest tales are some of the most inventive, effective and downright moving Christmas crime stories in recent memory.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
There was this betwixt and between quality to them.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
In the betwixt and between moments—these liminal moments—when the old rules don’t count anymore, and the communities the people belong to break down.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
With this in mind, don’t expect a cinematic masterpiece; but do expect Olivia Newton-John in a pair of roller skates and second-skin spandex and a fantastically incoherent plot set betwixt and between planet Earth and the realm of the gods.
—Vogue, 3 Nov. 2020
Once again, rabbits seem to be betwixt and between.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
But betwixt and between the half-dozen goriest tales are some of the most inventive, effective and downright moving Christmas crime stories in recent memory.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
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“Betwixt and between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betwixt%20and%20between. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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