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Examples of go-between in a Sentence
I won't act as go-between between you and your ex
acted as go-between for the two warring nations during the peace process
Recent Examples on the Web
Oman prides itself as a neutral go-between among conflicting regional powers.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Roughly 14 million workers have obtained work through online platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk and Upwork, the study found, which operate as go-betweens for freelance workers and tech firms.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 May 2024
By the middle of the week, Howard told me to offer Gutierrez $150,000, with a $25,000 finder’s fee to my go-between — an extraordinary amount of money.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The Madison Avenue impresario, who once ran a media-buying operation and parlayed his experience there into a role as the ultimate go-between among ad agencies, big-spending clients and the media outlets that crave them, finds himself — at least for now — without a base of operations.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
Leonsis called a handful of leaders early in the year — including Lucas once and House Appropriations Chairman Luke E. Torian (D-Prince William) twice, each lawmaker said — but otherwise Youngkin’s office and lobbyists were largely the go-betweens.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
In this respect, Gilbert and others can at times serve as a go-between.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Fixers act as the go-betweens of various settlements, while Grabbers plunge into the dangerous ruins of cities to bring back technology to study or sell.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Hana, 40, lavished the couple with gold bars, checks and household furnishings between 2018 and 2022, prosecutors allege, while helping to introduce the senator to Egyptian military and intelligence officers and serving as a go-between for their communications.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined above
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“Go-between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-between. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
go-between
noun
go-be·tween
ˈgō-bə-ˌtwēn
: a person who acts as a messenger or a peacemaker between two persons or groups
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