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
He is "betwixt and between," as they say out West.
From Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign by John McElroy
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