hither and yon
idiom
old-fashioned + literary
: here and there : many different places
She has been very busy, traveling hither and yon.
Examples of hither and yon in a Sentence
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Chandler Bing was a man yanked hither and yon by insecurities and compulsions.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
But the constant hither and yon of Izi abandoning Benji and then coming back gets a little tired over the long haul and feels jerry-rigged to add conflict.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The bulk of the framework is focused on child care and climate provisions, with some funding sprinkled hither and yon for health care and other Democratic priorities.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Oct. 2021
In exhibition planning, original artworks sit safely in packing crates, or hang elsewhere, while models of them are moved hither and yon with relatively little care so curators and designers can determine their layout in a gallery.
—Peter Libbey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
Making these objects both large and small was not an activity conducive for a hobo riding the rails hither and yon with few possessions.
—Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
That must have been a trope, a thing, hither and yon.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Dec. 2021
That enormous increase of money beginning to flow hither and yon, once started, will be unstoppable without drastic actions being taken.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
If lobbying shops could be Marvel supervillains, the National Rifle Association would surely be right up there in the pantheon, harnessing some new source of infinite energy to wreak havoc hither and yon.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 9 Nov. 2021
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
But the constant hither and yon of Izi abandoning Benji and then coming back gets a little tired over the long haul and feels jerry-rigged to add conflict.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The bulk of the framework is focused on child care and climate provisions, with some funding sprinkled hither and yon for health care and other Democratic priorities.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Oct. 2021
In exhibition planning, original artworks sit safely in packing crates, or hang elsewhere, while models of them are moved hither and yon with relatively little care so curators and designers can determine their layout in a gallery.
—Peter Libbey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
Making these objects both large and small was not an activity conducive for a hobo riding the rails hither and yon with few possessions.
—Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
That must have been a trope, a thing, hither and yon.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Dec. 2021
That enormous increase of money beginning to flow hither and yon, once started, will be unstoppable without drastic actions being taken.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
If lobbying shops could be Marvel supervillains, the National Rifle Association would surely be right up there in the pantheon, harnessing some new source of infinite energy to wreak havoc hither and yon.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 9 Nov. 2021
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