How do you use the word "between" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "between" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "between": In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. It's over between us. Give me back my ring!

Between Meaning

/bɪˈtwiːn/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

prepIn the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)

prepDone together or reciprocally.

Sentence Examples

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

It's over between us. Give me back my ring!

Q comes between P and R in the English alphabet.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The secret agreement was signed only ____ the two CEOs, with no witnesses.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The number five is located ____ four and six on the number line.

Word Origin & History

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (“between, among”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twīhnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain. Cognate with Scots between (“between”), Scots atween (“between”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”), Old English betweoh (“between”), Old English twinn (“double, twofold”). More at betwixt, twin. More distantly related to Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”) whence English dia- (“through, across, between”). For the meaning development also compare with Mongolian хооронд (xoorond, “between”), connected with Mongolian хоёр (xojor, “two”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The prince is here at hand, pleaſeth your Lordſhip / To meet his grace iuſt diſtance tvveene our armies." — [c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], signature G2, recto:

"Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well." — 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:

"Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame." — 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:

"Accounts with between fifty thousand and two hundred thousand followers are considered “microinfluencers,” and tend to have higher engagement rates—that is, a larger share of their followers like, favorite, or comment on their posts—than those with millions of followers." — 2017 April 17, Rachel Monroe, “#Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2017:

"She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill." — 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:

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