1
as in everywhere
in one place and another
an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in sometimes
on some occasions
she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of here and there
The financial media still quotes him here and there.
—
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Clyde got into eating healthy during the 1960s and 1970s and has maintained a rather clean lifestyle outside of the fries here and there.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
But a seat here and there can make a big difference.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2026
The music floats into the night, mingling with the scent of the food trucks still serving here and there.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for here and there
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Clyde got into eating healthy during the 1960s and 1970s and has maintained a rather clean lifestyle outside of the fries here and there.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
But a seat here and there can make a big difference.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2026
The music floats into the night, mingling with the scent of the food trucks still serving here and there.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for here and there
Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
-
So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
-
The bacteria that cause tetanus are everywhere in our environment and cannot be eliminated, which is why staying up to date on vaccination is so important.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Adverb
-
That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
-
But the IndieWire Craft Team wanted to throw some love toward below-the-line crew that almost never get editorial coverage — although sometimes they do get played by Himesh Patel in an HBO comedy, so that’s something.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Adverb
-
Video and images of about 150 strikes against Russian fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles have been geolocated and analyzed by French open-source analyst Clément Molin and the volunteer-run OSINT group Geoconfirmed, as well as CNN’s OSINT team.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
-
The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Adverb
-
But anger is only an occasionally riveting spice in this show, not the dominant emotion.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
-
The couple has been married since 2023, though Owens' NFL career has occasionally forced them to spend time apart.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
