betweenwhiles
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of betweenwhiles
Example Sentences
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The play begins and ends on the observation tower of the Empire State Building; and though, betweenwhiles, it shifts to the hero's bachelor apartment, it never really comes down to earth at all.
From Time Magazine Archive
They walked at first in silence; for Otto’s mind was full of the delight of liberty and nature, and still, betweenwhiles, 201 he was preparing his interview with Gondremark.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
It is something beyond the compass of your thinking, inasmuch as it is yourself; but is it not of a higher spirit than you had dreamed betweenwhiles, and erect above all base considerations?
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
And betweenwhiles, the unfeatured darkness would redouble and the whole ear of night appear to be gloating on her steps.
From Prince Otto, a Romance by Stevenson, Robert Louis
He's worse now; I think he forgets betweenwhiles what was said the last time they looked.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 by Various
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