Confusing Words > among and between
AMONG AND BETWEEN
BETWEEN - separating two places or things
Examples:
I sat down between Robert and William.
Our shop is closed between two and three.
The ball rolled between her feet.
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AMONG - in the middle of or surrounded by other things; usually used for three or more people or things
Examples:
They quickly disappeared among the crowd.
The exhausted runner was lying among the flowers.
We were sitting among my many relatives.