this way and that

phrase

: in many different directions

The rabbit ran this way and that, trying not to get caught.

Examples of this way and that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So an advancement in this niche wasn't just about shaving off a few micrometers this way and that, but also about ensuring the QR code was usable over a long period of time in that tiny encoding area. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026

Put the Smart Brick in the middle of your Lego creation, plop the whole thing onto the charging pad, turn it this way and that. — Jeremy White, Wired News, 18 Feb. 2026

The shocked hunters pointed this way and that but never got a shot off. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025

Life in the Big 12 is a walk on the tight rope, leaning this way and that, trying to maintain balance, one small step at a time. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for this way and that

• aristocrat
• magnificat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat