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as in everywhere
in one place and another
an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there
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as in sometimes
on some occasions
she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
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Recent Examples of here and there
Castro began uploading videos of herself on TikTok here and there.
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Angelica Wells, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
One of the best ways to create a moody space is by peppering some hanging lights here and there.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
Williamson has also been known to make a 3-pointer here and there, which is something his Alabama predecessor at center, Cliff Omoruyi, didn't have in his toolbelt.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Her book reaches here and there toward modernity, with references to Bloomsbury and Joyce and Proust, but The New Yorker’s first literary list, while wanting to appear respectful and non-fogy-like toward innovation, gives modernism little real support.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for here and there
Angelica Wells, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
One of the best ways to create a moody space is by peppering some hanging lights here and there.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
Williamson has also been known to make a 3-pointer here and there, which is something his Alabama predecessor at center, Cliff Omoruyi, didn't have in his toolbelt.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Her book reaches here and there toward modernity, with references to Bloomsbury and Joyce and Proust, but The New Yorker’s first literary list, while wanting to appear respectful and non-fogy-like toward innovation, gives modernism little real support.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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Tuition is everywhere the leading source for universities of unrestricted revenue.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The basket went everywhere Jane did; from the grocery store to the red carpet at Cannes, Birkin’s basket was a whole thing.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Driftwood logs pile up along the shore like a sculptural installation, and gray whales are sometimes visible from land in the spring.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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The combination of limited production capacity and expensive weapons sometimes constrained the government’s options.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Drake Baldwin, 24, could lead the Braves to weigh offers for Murphy, who’s owed about $50 million through 2028.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The group of fires is in an area that stretches about 3 miles alongside U.S. 85 from Titan Road to Kelly Court, Willie said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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Castor oil is not a treatment for chronic constipation and should only be used occasionally for short-term relief.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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