in between
2 of 2adverb or preposition
: between
Examples of in-between in a Sentence
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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
The highs, lows and terrible in-betweens of a compulsive sports gambler.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Might’ve tried to be a scorer then instead of an in-between, bounce kind of guy.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
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
Below is my music-festival packing list for staying hydrated, keeping warm at night, avoiding feet pain, and everything in between.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to
Stars have been everywhere this week, from Vanessa Hudgens throwing a celebration in Los Angeles to Gabrielle Union and Angelina Jolie promoting their newest projects in New York City.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
From luxurious bedding, to a new line of pet products from Ikea and much more in between, here are the products that wowed them in April.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Developer Jonathan Rilling said the project, in between Capalina and Mission roads, aims to take advantage of its proximity to the Palomar College Sprinter Station (a roughly 10-minute walk) and strong demographics — college students and working families.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to
Stars have been everywhere this week, from Madonna bringing David Harbour to the stage during the Atlanta stop of her tour to Cyndi Lauper showing off some colorful tresses in New York.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Adjective or noun
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—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
The highs, lows and terrible in-betweens of a compulsive sports gambler.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Might’ve tried to be a scorer then instead of an in-between, bounce kind of guy.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
Adverb or preposition
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
Below is my music-festival packing list for staying hydrated, keeping warm at night, avoiding feet pain, and everything in between.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to
Stars have been everywhere this week, from Vanessa Hudgens throwing a celebration in Los Angeles to Gabrielle Union and Angelina Jolie promoting their newest projects in New York City.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
From luxurious bedding, to a new line of pet products from Ikea and much more in between, here are the products that wowed them in April.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Developer Jonathan Rilling said the project, in between Capalina and Mission roads, aims to take advantage of its proximity to the Palomar College Sprinter Station (a roughly 10-minute walk) and strong demographics — college students and working families.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to
Stars have been everywhere this week, from Madonna bringing David Harbour to the stage during the Atlanta stop of her tour to Cyndi Lauper showing off some colorful tresses in New York.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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in-between
1 of 4 adjective
in-be·tween
ˌin-bi-ˈtwēn
in-between
2 of 4 noun
: an intermediate term, thing, or class
in between
3 of 4 adverb
: between entry 2
were neither young nor old but fell somewhere in between
in between
4 of 4 preposition
: between entry 1 sense 2
a meadow lies in between the house and the road
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