here and there

adverb

1
: in one place and another
2
: from time to time

Examples of here and there in a Sentence

an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
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Castro began uploading videos of herself on TikTok 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 See All Example Sentences for here and there

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of here and there was in the 14th century

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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20there. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

here and there

adverb
: in one place and another
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