How to Use in-between in a Sentence

in-between

1 of 2 adjective or noun
  • The ups and downs and in-between!
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Most of us live in that in-between area.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 May 2026
  • But then is the in-between woman her own man?
    — Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • You are allowed to rest in the in-between.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Those next couple of weeks felt like a strange in-between.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The in-between woman has no idea.
    — Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are a lot of in-between notes — grace notes and movement.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
  • A lot are somewhere in-between.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Shop for a new car coat to add to your wardrobe for that in-between weather.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
  • In good times, bum times and in-between times like right now, talent finds a way.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • That said, those who are in-between ranges might have a hard time finding the right fit.
    — Emily Cieslak, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The in-betweens of my time blocks do look a lot different though.
    — Brooke Eby, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • On the in-between levels are open-air views of historic launch pads.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • Each of these in-between phases lasts about 7 days and 9 hours.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • And then there was this strange little in-between moment, right.
    — Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
  • Much of this album is about romance, the highs, the lows and in-betweens.
    — Jack Irvin, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • This book was my way to process what happened in that in-between and to dig deeper.
    — Meredith Talusan, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Little bit of an in-between hop and a great pick by Goldy on one of those.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Adios to informal nights–the in-between dress mode.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Might’ve tried to be a scorer then instead of an in-between, bounce kind of guy.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Being in the in-between, then, is our wheelhouse.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
  • But last week there were rumors of an in-between release, and that’s what this is.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Those in-between-life moments can lead to breakthroughs.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And come fall, through a sweater over the pants for the perfect in-between weather look.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Keep scrolling to see the top trends of the in-between season—and get your shopping carts ready.
    — Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 18 July 2023
  • Just kind of in-between on everything.
    — Field Level Media, Reuters, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This is in-between the commercial breaks.
    — Jane Pauley, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • And there will surely be a cascade of tears and terrors in-between.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Those in-between moments tend to stick more than a flawless plate ever will.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Fridays in-between will be open as a standard art gallery.
    — Joseph Hernandez march 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026

in between

2 of 2 adverb or preposition
  • But there are still years in between.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There is not enough to lean on in between.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The van then crashed in between two homes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Gwen chopped all her hair off in between movies.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But the game is played in between the four lines.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The gap in between is where trust goes to die.
    — David Flower, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • There’s progress from the skies to ocean depths – and in between.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2022
  • A lot of days that are somewhere in between the two.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • What happens in between is up to you.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Just true or false, with no wiggle room in between.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • So there’s going to be rest in between.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • What happens in between the gates is the dance.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • What about the area in between, the yellow light?
    — Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This wasn’t a night for talking in between songs.
    — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But what happens to us in between?
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Then, there are the few players in between.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And all kinds of people in between.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Want to know what happens in between?
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The person then finds the dog wedged in between a hutch and the wall.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There has been very little in between.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • This also works well in between cooks.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • So that left and right are heard, and every point of view in between.
    — Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
  • There’s truth to them both and in between, but not a whole truth in either.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022
  • Not only the breakup song and love song, but the stuff that’s in between them.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The two games were spread out with 2 1/2 hours in between.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The rest fell somewhere in between.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Chants broke out in between remarks.
    — Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The cashier had a few moments of rest in between the ebb and flow of the lines.
    — Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And she's got a few more New York games in between.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Use them as filler in between full-sized plants and at the front of the planter to catch the eye.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025

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