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
By day he cooked as well, and, in the betweenwhiles, helped Anson in the building of the boat beside the torrent as the green planks came down.
From The Red One by London, Jack
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
Wherewith the music broke out in strains of welcome from the grove, with voices betweenwhiles Rene himself assisted each princess to dismount, and respectfully kissed her on the cheek as she stood on the ground.
From Two Penniless Princesses by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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
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