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
Cutforth has taken snaps here and there for the Broncos since becoming eligible last season.
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Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
Ann Cutbill Lenane, an agent for Douglas Elliman, who specializes in the luxury market, said discussions around the potential increase in taxes have cropped up here and there.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Most of the rigs are older, ramshackle models, but here and there shiny coaches broadcast the relative wealth of their inhabitants—techies who could afford an apartment but don’t want to waste their money on rent.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
It’s been a while in the making, working on it here and there over a few years.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
Ann Cutbill Lenane, an agent for Douglas Elliman, who specializes in the luxury market, said discussions around the potential increase in taxes have cropped up here and there.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Most of the rigs are older, ramshackle models, but here and there shiny coaches broadcast the relative wealth of their inhabitants—techies who could afford an apartment but don’t want to waste their money on rent.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
It’s been a while in the making, working on it here and there over a few years.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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