here and there
adverb
1
: in one place and another
I've traveled here and there.
2
: from time to time
I help them out here and there.
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Her senior season, 2020-21, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and though her high school team picked up exhibition games here and there to keep players active, Fudd went two full years without competing at the level to which she was accustomed.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
The law touches us but here and there, and now and then.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Horns were repeatedly too prominent, and even winds and strings could have used lighter touches here and there.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Finesse isn’t a main staple of his game, an occasional spin move here and there notwithstanding, but that didn’t stop him from a dominant performance with 23 points and a career-best 16 rebounds in Texas’ 79-71 upset of BYU on Thursday.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
The law touches us but here and there, and now and then.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Horns were repeatedly too prominent, and even winds and strings could have used lighter touches here and there.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Finesse isn’t a main staple of his game, an occasional spin move here and there notwithstanding, but that didn’t stop him from a dominant performance with 23 points and a career-best 16 rebounds in Texas’ 79-71 upset of BYU on Thursday.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20there. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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