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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The dialogue is well-crafted, the Southern atmosphere (Atlanta doubling Savannah, with Savannah here and there standing for itself) suitably oppressive.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Yet here and there one finds a true innovator.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Avalle is currently running an independent literary magazine with a friend, applying for staff jobs here and there and planning on staying involved with the union.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
As a result, many digital nomads end up staying in one place and taking trips here and there rather than moving constantly.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Yet here and there one finds a true innovator.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Avalle is currently running an independent literary magazine with a friend, applying for staff jobs here and there and planning on staying involved with the union.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
As a result, many digital nomads end up staying in one place and taking trips here and there rather than moving constantly.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20there. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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