Example Sentences

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“Cuties,” on the other hand, is an excellent look at betweenness, at the moment where children are old enough to mimic, but not old enough to understand.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2020

It’s that very betweenness, at once central and marginal to history, that drew him.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2014

Here are the top betweenness scores for our list of suspected terrorists: Perhaps I should not say terrorists so rashly.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2013

About one-fourth of the men said they experienced partner betweenness in at least one of their close friendships.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2011

This shift from representational pictures to evocative abstractions is typical of Skaer's fascination with what she calls "states of betweenness".

From The Guardian • Aug. 20, 2010