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
Their mini-quests provide a bit of decent action here and there, as well as plenty of principled banter between a blinkered optimist (Lucy) and jaded doomsayer (Ghoul).
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
There has never been here and there in those accusations.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Not just a strand here and there but handfuls dragged across the branches.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Sure, there are a few jump scares here and there, but the game’s true horror lies in the suspense of what will happen around the next corner.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
There has never been here and there in those accusations.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Not just a strand here and there but handfuls dragged across the branches.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Sure, there are a few jump scares here and there, but the game’s true horror lies in the suspense of what will happen around the next corner.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for here and there
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20there. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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