How to Use between in a Sentence

between

1 of 2 preposition
Definition of betweennext
Synonyms for betweennext
  • The ball rolled between the desk and the wall.
  • There are fences between all the houses.
  • If you want to lose weight, you shouldn't eat between meals.
  • Between bites of food, they talked to their teacher.
  • The office has two desks with a table between them.
  • They put up a fence between their house and their neighbor's house.
  • He stood between his mother and his father.
  • The two days between Monday and Thursday are Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • We should arrive between 9 and 10 o'clock.
  • The store will hire between 6-10 people to work at the store.
    — The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The horse is made for kids between 2 and 6 years old and under 60 pounds.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The angst that was there between Neil and I at certain points in the ’90s — that isn’t there anymore.
    — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The blade was found to have gone between the ribs, behind a lung and into Dill's heart.
    — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2023
  • Yet there is a clear mismatch between these social norms and the law – for now.
    — Tanya D. Marsh, The Conversation, 30 June 2023
  • Divide the snapper between two dinner plates and spoon the sauce on top.
    — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The best time to dive in Tulum is between May and November.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The effort deepened the mistrust between the two sides.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • This cheery pink pair is a cross between the original Hunter rain boot and a Chelsea boot.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Police say the dog was young, anywhere between six and eight months old, a pitbull mix dog, with a tan and white coat.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The Beavers will be able to rotate between the first and second lines and not see a noticeable fall in play.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Slice three or four ribs, slather them with your favorite barbecue sauce, and place the ribs between the bread slices.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Nobody should have to choose between heating their homes and buying food.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The new code remains silent on the question of live-in relationships that are not between men and women.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The auction house expects the vehicle to sell for between $1.2 million and $1.6 million.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But the contrasts between the Birmingham Stallions and the Pittsburgh Maulers go deeper than that.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 30 June 2023
  • Understand what’s behind the war between Israel and Hamas.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Picked off the bone and chunked into a bowl with the green beans and their rich broth, the meat is a reminder of the soft but important boundary between special and ordinary.
    — Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • That cross-border trade between the two neighbors is growing.
    — Karson Yiu, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • So, what's the difference between each version of the next-generation chipsets?
    — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In April 2022, he was freed as part of a prisoner swap between the Biden administration and the Kremlin.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 July 2023
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between

2 of 2 adverb
  • The office has two desks with a table between.
  • Food carts are few and far between, and the lines at the ones that are open are very long.
    — Anna Lane, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021
  • On the days between, there will be people there to help.
    — Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • And there's no real boundary between, what's your work side of the couch and what's your TV side of the couch?
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Though few and far between, there were some risk-takers in the early Met Gala days.
    — Christian Allair, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Here, when the tide is right and swimmers are few and far between, the beach fishermen come out.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Good goal-scoring chances were few and far between in the first half for either side.
    — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021
  • In ballet, firsts have tended to be few and far between, but not so these last few years.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The film comes at a time when rom-coms are few and far between, with the genre not often greenlit by studios.
    — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Her two teenage children each cook one night a week and her husband and takeout fill in the days between.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2021
  • In 2019, those moments were so few and far between, and so many people in this fan base seem to forget that.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2020
  • These new soft data roles cannot be few and far between in the industry.
    — Elena Maris, Wired, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Those who were wavering were few and far between, and not easy to persuade.
    — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • In most states, stations are few and far between, and vast parts of rural areas have none at all.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Fast times and personal bests were few and far between on a blustery day at Fortress Obetz.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2022
  • First dates had been few and far between, and the lack of many second dates often left me doubting myself once more.
    — Alvaro Aragon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Any of those are few and far between, with deep-blue skies dominating.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Big fintech acquisitions and IPOs had been few and far between, and the deal was seen as a big win for the industry.
    — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Discounts on the brand are few and far between, so the 15 percent off sitewide on SpaceNK is an especially sweet treat.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Moments of true novelty were few and far between, and not any more pleasant.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The picks weren’t always so few and far between from Alabama colleges.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2020
  • But such plays are few and far between, and the interceptions by Pitre were really bad.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • There's also been chatter about how Black quarterbacks, who are few and far between, are treated in the league.
    — Jasmine Grant, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021
  • In this view, there is no difference in kind between, say, the right to free speech and the right to collect a Social Security check.
    — James Taranto, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Although news from the set came few and far between, Alwyn did share a few snapshots with the cast in October 2021 to share that all is going well.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 4 Feb. 2022
  • While answers about what the post-NIL college sports world will look like may be few and far between, the fact that seismic changes are coming is irrefutable.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2021
  • Chances were few and far between in the second half as players still looked to be kicking off the rust after a long period away from the action.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 19 June 2020
  • Target has been few and far between, along with GameStop for taking orders online.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Celebrity sightings were few and far between on Derby Day, as many A-listers stayed home due to the pandemic.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2021
  • And while reports from Balmoral are few and far between, a choice few tidbits have come out into the open in its over-160-year history.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2020

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