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
“Do thou harness whichever I fling thee, and betweenwhiles protect the team.”
From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London
And moreover the dictation is not continuous, or not continuous except in very lively and well-living natures; and betweenwhiles we must brush along without it.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
They walked at first in silence; for Otto’s mind was full of the delight of liberty and nature, and still, betweenwhiles, he was preparing his interview with Gondremark.
From Prince Otto, a Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson
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 Robert Louis Stevenson
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