How to use "between" in a sentence

There are also a lot of very large rocks called boulders, stuck between the canyon walls

I look up and see part of a tree stuck between the canyon walls

Stuck between them, as far as I can see, are boulders of different sizes

If I do it right, the ball will stick in the space between the boulder and the canyon wall.

I put the bottle between my legs and turn the top

The ship was between two large rocks, unable to move

The Mouse sat between the Mad Hatter and the March Hare

He stood between two men and his head was down

She was between the Duchess and the Mouse

Well, in between the shooting, Bubba told me about himself

There was a little valley between two hills

The shooting was in front of us, which meant that the enemy soldiers were in between us and our men

At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the government, upon vital questions affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made, in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal

We cannot remove our respective sections from each other, nor build an impassable wall between them

They cannot but remain face to face, and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them

Is it possible, then, to make that intercourse more advantageous or more satisfactory after separation than before? Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.

Our Shastras say and I say so with the greatest deference to all the greatest religious preceptors of India but without fear of contradiction, that our Shastras teach us that there shall be no cooperation between injustice and justice, between an unjust man and a justice- loving man, between truth and untruth

Mrs Purkiss was awake most of the night, and Mr Purkiss slept badly and was awake between one and two o'clock, but they heard nothing

On his left between the steps and the wooden fence lay the mutilated body of a woman

One, Albert Cadosch, heard a voice in the yard and a sound like that of somebody falling against the fence between 5.20 to 5.30 a.m

In Berner Street, almost opposite a school, were two big wooden gates which opened into Dutfield's Yard, a dark, narrow court between numbers 42 and 40

He thought the woman had died between twenty to thirty minutes before

At some time between 2.20 and 2.55 he was in Goulston Street

But the discovery of the apron shows that the killer was out in the streets at some time between 2.20 and 2.55 36 to 71 minutes after Watkins discovered the body

In the case of Elizabeth Stride, from the descriptions by Constable Smith and Israel Schwartz we have a man between 28 - 30 years old, 1.65m to 1.70m tall, wearing dark clothes and a hat with a peak, or perhaps a deerstalker

What is the most probable picture of the murderer? He was a short man, not more than 1.68m, between 28-35 years old, with a light brown moustache

'Our daughters barefoot and without a dress between them, while she wears leather boots and a fur coat? You must be wrong

In the pauses between shooting, the rebels could hear the sound of fighting in other parts of Paris

Valjean turned his back to the gate and sank to the ground, his head bowed between his knees

Marius lay for a long time between life and death in a state of fever, endlessly repeating the name of Cosette.

Jean Valjean continued his evening visits, but the relationship between himself and Cosette became cooler and more distant

Walking between families and couples, businessmen and tourists.

You try to see the clock in the dark, but it is impossible, and you think that it must be somewhere between four and six o'clock: the darkest hours of the night when even the lively and vibrant city of Manchester sleeps.

I've always believed that he died in the outside world, in the contamination." She rolled the fruit between her fingers

They watched as the fish moved slowly between the waving ocean plants, silent and peaceful in their watery world.

"Shhh!" In one quick, smooth movement, the woman pushed the note between Sala's fingers, nodded at her, and then set off rapidly toward the walkway

Here, the tower blocks seemed taller and more depressing than ever, built closely together so that the spaces between them were always in shadow

The seat was between the restaurant and the main door of the hotel

Those years seemed to stretch between us

As I rubbed it between my hands, the scent was sweet and strong.

But, every hour of the day, the past made a wall between us.

Time should have put even more distance between her and the anguish, but instead the passing days were bringing her around full circle in her grief

The new show was titled Magyck! Because the variety acts between the big dance numbers were all magicians and because the production numbers themselves featured, elaborate special effects and were built around supernatural themes

The contrast between her Italian good looks and her Nordic eyes was devastating.

If the gigantic sets and lavish costumes and intricate choreography were overdone, or if any element was improperly executed, the production would quickly stumble across the thin line between captivating show-biz flash and sheer vulgarity

One of the planes swung in tight circles, faster and faster, then in wider circles, steadily decreasing the angle between the line on which it was suspended and the bedroom ceiling

in between all that popping in and out of Magyck! Do you think you'd have time for dinner?"

When Tina squeezed into the narrow gap between the tables and caught Michael's attention, his reaction was far different from what she had expected

A year ago, Jaborski's excursion had included fourteen boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen

She paced between the desk and the drapery-covered windows

Her ability to create a stylish stage show was not a fluke; she had taste and a sharp eye that instantly knew the difference between prettiness and genuine beauty, between cleverness and art

They both realized that they were in need of each other, physically and mentally and emotionally, and that whatever happened between them would be good.

She slid a hand between them, squeezed and stroked him.

The conversation had the disorienting quality of the off-kilter exchanges between Alice and the scrawny denizens of Wonderland.

The story was set in the mid-nineteenth century, when a physician's perception of the thin line between life and death was often cloudy

strange parallels existed between this gruesome tale and the recent ugliness in her own life.

She leaned forward and picked something up from the floor between her feet

The similarities between the horror story and their attempt to exhume Danny's body chilled Elliot.

"But that's the only difference between the basic plot of this story and what we're going through

Elliot drove behind the restaurant and tucked the Mercedes into a slot in the deepest shadows, between a Toyota Celica and a small motor home, where it could not be seen from the street.

It rattled a loose metal fixture on the trash bin, and the restaurant's big sign creaked between its two standards.

Part of this antagonism between them rose because they had been born into utterly different worlds and were equally proud of their origins - as well as disdainful of all others

"Unless he crashed between here and there," Alexander said hopefully.

From his coat, he withdrew the pistol and put it on the seat between him and Christina, the muzzle pointed toward the dashboard.

It swept through the graveyard, fluting between the headstones and the larger monuments, whispering a promise of more snow, much more than the meager flurries it now carried.

Sitting in a bathtub full of bloody water, staring at something fearsome beyond the veil between this world and the next

Elliot and Tina rushed between the tombstones, kicking up clouds of snow

Elliot had suggested a change in the color of ink, so they would be able to tell the difference between the meaningless scribbles that were already on the map and any new marks that might be made.

Stopping the Explorer, he picked up the pistol from the seat between them, and he flicked off both safeties

They're allowed to go into Reno for shore leave between cruises, but for long stretches of time, they're confined to this 'ship.'"

He thrust it between two of the side rails, and he opened his small weak hand beseechingly, reaching for love, trying desperately to touch her.

between two stones

There had already been a disagreement between them.

I sat down between Miss Marple and Miss Wetherby.

'I wonder if there is a romance between the artist Lawrence Redding and Lettice Protheroe,' said Miss Wetherby.

Griselda paused, then said, 'You do believe me, don't you? When I say there's nothing between Lawrence and me.'

'This isn't the usual sort of love affair between Anne and me.'

And the next thing is to find out what everyone was doing that evening between six and seven

I'm asking everyone where they were yesterday evening between the hours of six and seven p.m.'

'You said between six and seven, Inspector

Lucius was very well off and he left things equally divided between me and Lettice

I went across and looked between them

It had made me think about the past romance between Lawrence and Griselda.

But now the sounds inside had stopped, and a thin circle of bright metal showed between its top and body.

Then I saw the four of them carrying the remains of the fallen one between them, now clear and then later faint through a curtain of smoke, moving away from me across a great space of river and fields

Even the afternoon papers had nothing to tell apart from the movement of soldiers around the common, and the burning of the woods between Woking and Weybridge

At about five o'clock the growing crowd in the station was greatly excited by the opening of the line between the South-Eastern and South-Western stations, which is usually closed

Many field-guns, the report said, had been hidden around the country near Horsell Common, and especially between the Woking district and London

A similar tube was given to each of the three, and the seven spread out at equal distances along a curved line between Weybridge and Ripley.

He heard the horse move forwards and then the third man hit him between the eyes

Then, far away, another appeared, stepping over some small trees, and then another could be seen even further away, crossing the flat mud that lay between the sea and the sky.

In the end I moved between him and the food and told him that I was going to take control.

And we can dig passages between the drains and buildings

For the first time I began to think that there was some distance between his dreams and his powers, because I could dig a hole like this in a day

It was a sad movement between two notes, 'Ulla, ulla, ulla, ulla,' continuing without stopping

'Ulla, ulla, ulla,' cried that inhuman note - great waves of sound sweeping down the broad, sunlit road, between the tall buildings on each side

I turned and went into Park Road, intending to go round the edge of the park, with houses between us to keep me safe, and get a view of this unmoving, howling Martian from the direction of St John's Wood.

I saw the houses stretching away and disappearing into the smoke and mist, people walking up and down between the flower-beds, and the sightseers around the Martian machine that still stands there

Suddenly a barrier appeared between us, and she has become like a stranger to me

'I was not happy about this because this was the first time that there was a secret between us

What link could there be between that creature and my wife?

'When I saw my wife again I told her that there could be no peace between us until she told me the truth

The arrival of the new baby has ended all the difficulties between James and Connie

There stood Miss Fairlie, alone outside in the moonlight, looking exactly like the woman in white! I suddenly realised that the 'something missing' was this: my realisation of the disturbing similarity between the fugitive from the asylum and my student at Limmeridge House.

But it can't be the same man! I must be going mad! Ever since I saw the similarity between Miss Fairlie and the woman in white, I've connected them in my mind

I had placed myself between those two young lovers! It was all my fault! Now Walter is thousands of miles away in a foreign country

'There are no secrets between my husband and me,' she said

Now the similarity between Laura and Anne Catherick was stronger than ever

The only thing that had not improved was her memory of the period between her departure from Blackwater Park and her escape from the asylum

I thought of those famous words from the Bible: 'The sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children.' The fatal similarity between two daughters of one father had caused all this suffering.

April came - the month of spring - and things were beginning to change between Laura and me

Emmeline and Richard had five children between 1880 and 1889

She said, "The men who are against us have to choose between giving us freedom, or giving us death."

That goal is to achieve equality between all people

Because the Nobel Prize can only be shared between three living scientists, Rosalind's work was not spoken about when the prize was given to James, Francis and Maurice

Often, women have to choose between having a family and having a career

In 1935, she was the first person to fly alone the 2,408 miles across the Pacific between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Oakland, California

Goal Five is about equality between all genders