here and there

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Recent Examples of here and there What to Use Instead of Vinegar While using diluted vinegar here and there in a pinch likely won’t ruin your floors, there are much safer ways to clean laminate. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026 But that’s a small handful of people getting attracted here and there. Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 The typical guests were generally older couples, average age somewhere around 55-65, peppered here and there with larger groups of friends or families. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 The film also felt a bit overstuffed at times with multiple plotlines – multiple villains, Sink’s character’s plot, the United States Department of Damage Control, Hulk, and a few other things here and there. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for here and there
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Adverb
  • Balance your day from trail to studio, couch to commute and everywhere in between.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence seems to be popping up everywhere, fueling the advancement of hardware beyond the smartphone but also debate about its use.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Trials occur because one party (or sometimes both) has made a mistake.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Better telltale symptoms are confusion, seizures, difficulty breathing, nausea or sometimes unconsciousness.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The trial begins with jury selection Monday and is expected to last about a month.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • How to Clean a Candle Jar Once jarred candles have about 1/2 inch of wax left, stop burning the candles to ensure the jars don’t break.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Shraddha relished Kabita’s innocence and was amused by her constant, occasionally nonsensical, chatter.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The decision came at the end of a long and occasionally argumentative day in the courtroom.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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