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
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Aside from a few tiny outlets here and there, YouTube was my main moneymaker.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Years ago, the actors had more dialogue to lay out the circumstances of the case and drop verbal clues here and there.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Not just a few talented players here and there, but a really talented team that is really efficient, that plays really, really well in all three phases of the game.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Although the Enola Holmes star began to book small roles here and there, the family ran out of money after a while and eventually moved in with a relative back in England.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Years ago, the actors had more dialogue to lay out the circumstances of the case and drop verbal clues here and there.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Not just a few talented players here and there, but a really talented team that is really efficient, that plays really, really well in all three phases of the game.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Although the Enola Holmes star began to book small roles here and there, the family ran out of money after a while and eventually moved in with a relative back in England.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20there. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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