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Preposition
Jip quickly learned the difference be tween a horse and a cow.—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025 While the stakes aren't super high, tween Dora fans and parents should have fun with this one.—Devonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2025
Noun
The San Diego duo responsible for a deadly mosque attack earlier this month were tweens in 2019 when a white supremacist livestreamed himself massacring 51 worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand.—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 31 May 2026 That's because her tween is already shopping in her closet and stealing her clothes for class.—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tween