stand between
idiom
: to be in place or position between (two things)
A row of trees stands between the two houses.
—often used figurativelyA single putt is the only thing standing between her and the title. If she makes it, she wins.
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The pharmaceutical industry’s empty threats about innovation cannot continue to stand between Americans and affordable medication.
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Madeline Weil, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club while promoting her new film, The Fire Inside (a biopic about Claressa Shields in which Destiny stars), the beauty dropped the deets on where things stand between them.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
With stained glass behind them, the two stand between dark wooden pews, peering at something (or someone) just out of frame.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Driving past anyone who dared to try and stand between him and the basket.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Madeline Weil, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club while promoting her new film, The Fire Inside (a biopic about Claressa Shields in which Destiny stars), the beauty dropped the deets on where things stand between them.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
With stained glass behind them, the two stand between dark wooden pews, peering at something (or someone) just out of frame.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Driving past anyone who dared to try and stand between him and the basket.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for stand between
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“Stand between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20between. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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