betwixt and between
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He’s betwixt and between, a country of one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
The city itself has been stuck betwixt and between.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Amid the shift, people of mixed descent found themselves peculiarly betwixt and between.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022
Naomi tells us from the very beginning that she needn’t have chosen to live in a state of liminal agony, betwixt and between worlds.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2016
It’s neither the old time nor the new; it’s just a betwixt and between, with a lot o’ young cubs like Joe Gregg pretendin’ to be tough.
From Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West by Garland, Hamlin
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