here and there

adverb

1
: in one place and another
2
: from time to time

Examples of here and there in a Sentence

an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
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Armisen made most of these sounds on his own, working closely with engineer Darrell Thorp, and calling in additional voice work here and there from friends like Tim Heidecker, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Amber Coffman, and Alice Carbone Tench, as well as his wife, Riki Lindhome. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 The scrutiny was made easier, here and there, by placing the strip of film on black velvet, against which the negative showed up as positive. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 Kashkari went on to explain this dynamic is part of what leads him to believe the neutral interest rate is higher than generally assumed, which means there might not be more than a couple of rate cuts between here and there. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025 The jewelry, vases and handbags were frozen in time, with odd shapes here and there as if the wind had slapped them into existence. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for here and there

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of here and there was in the 14th century

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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20there. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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here and there

adverb
: in one place and another
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