in between
2 of 2adverb or preposition
: between
Examples of in-between in a Sentence
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2024
But that in-between space has turned out to be an uncanny valley for education.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The White House’s eagerness to promote it at this in-between moment underscores how central student loan forgiveness has become in Biden’s reelection effort.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
After being bumped up to a series regular in season 2, Fiona Gubelmann, whose character Dr. Morgan Reznick shares daughter Eden with Dr. Alex Park (Will Yun Lee), posted a photo on Instagram with the actress in-between Chang and Lee.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Still often containing the entourage effect, broad spectrum is a nice ‘in-between’ of full spectrum and isolate.
—Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Inspired by galvanism—an idea made famous by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—Alessandro Volta stacked some zinc and copper discs with cardboard in-between, stuck it in some saltwater, and prototyped a technology that today still underpins much of our lives.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
But a much bigger portion have what’s called borderline high cholesterol, an in-between place that’s not quite high, but not quite within a normal range.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Doug Cowen, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2024
Life is everything, all the 50 shades of gray in between.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Since 1994, the country has held national elections every five years, with local elections in between.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
But as with most narratives of triumph, there’s also some trials and tribulations in between.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Now, the unique space is available to book for the public in between residencies.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024
These days, there is so much whiskey to choose from, with countless bottles in all categories from bourbon to scotch to American single malt to everything in between.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
More than 60 choreographers and Bay Area dance organizations, from young children to professional companies and everything in between, will present various styles of dance.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
There seems to be a whole lot inserted in between the creative.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective or noun
Grand Seiko brings its renown dial-making innovations to a wild treatment that causes the peaks and valleys of this dial to shimmer in reds, golds, purples and all shades in-between.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2024
But that in-between space has turned out to be an uncanny valley for education.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The White House’s eagerness to promote it at this in-between moment underscores how central student loan forgiveness has become in Biden’s reelection effort.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
After being bumped up to a series regular in season 2, Fiona Gubelmann, whose character Dr. Morgan Reznick shares daughter Eden with Dr. Alex Park (Will Yun Lee), posted a photo on Instagram with the actress in-between Chang and Lee.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Still often containing the entourage effect, broad spectrum is a nice ‘in-between’ of full spectrum and isolate.
—Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Inspired by galvanism—an idea made famous by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—Alessandro Volta stacked some zinc and copper discs with cardboard in-between, stuck it in some saltwater, and prototyped a technology that today still underpins much of our lives.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
But a much bigger portion have what’s called borderline high cholesterol, an in-between place that’s not quite high, but not quite within a normal range.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Adverb or preposition
But there are enough out there to help scientists like me search for the most powerful neutrino emitters in the universe and study the limitless space in between.
—Doug Cowen, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2024
Life is everything, all the 50 shades of gray in between.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Since 1994, the country has held national elections every five years, with local elections in between.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
But as with most narratives of triumph, there’s also some trials and tribulations in between.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Now, the unique space is available to book for the public in between residencies.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024
These days, there is so much whiskey to choose from, with countless bottles in all categories from bourbon to scotch to American single malt to everything in between.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
More than 60 choreographers and Bay Area dance organizations, from young children to professional companies and everything in between, will present various styles of dance.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
There seems to be a whole lot inserted in between the creative.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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“In-between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-between. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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