How to Use here and there in a Sentence

here and there

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  • She’s even been in the gym, showing her progress here and there.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The biggest thing for me is just adding just a few jump shots here and there to my game.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022
  • Again—even Brady had his injuries that stopped him here and there, with his hand and knees and so on.
    Andy Frye, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Small spikes of white flowers appear here and there between spring and fall, but aren't very showy.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022
  • Getting the ball at the top of the zone and then mixing in and out at the bottom here and there, just staying with my guns.
    Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2022
  • Certain formulas here and there were starting to be a little bit harder to find.
    Fox News, 13 May 2022
  • Everything has been discovered near and far, or made here and there, but nothing is off-limits.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Grande went on to barely break a sweat while eating the spicy vegan wings, save for an inaudible burp here and there.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The stabs at comedy, combined with more erratic and impulsive posting habits, caused trouble here and there.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But certainly, the lightness of touch here and there is really important within Star Wars.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2022
  • Scattered here and there, clusters of small, rough-hewn wooden stools — banquitos — in the shape of a wide, upside-down U stand 7 or 8 inches off the floor.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
  • And Swift gave one of her most honest, inspiring speeches yet, adding cheeky comments about her songs and career here and there, along with some very good and truthful life advice.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 19 May 2022
  • In a culture that often frowns upon fully disconnecting from work, longer holidays are less common than single days taken here and there throughout the year.
    Cassie Werber, Quartz, 17 May 2022
  • As sprinklers sputtered to life here and there, a temporary grandstand was going up adjacent to the handsome, yellow-clapboard structure that is the main clubhouse.
    Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022
  • Most of the categories and settings for privacy are the same in Windows 10 and 11, however, there are a few differences here and there.
    PCMAG, 23 May 2022
  • There is also the matter of Russian culture and the Russian language, and there will be elements or islets of Russian culture here and there, and that is important.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022
  • The weather was iffy, with sun and clouds here and there.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The trail was well-groomed, though bumpy here and there from wind drifts.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • With a few tweaks here and there, where does the greater passion lie?
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • Yes, there’s a little waste here and there, but not a lot.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The owner reports there are chips in the paint and a few dents here and there.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 9 July 2022
  • So get ready for some laughs, tears, and yes, even some screams here and there.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Dec. 2022
  • On the Camino, here and there, are random words of wisdom tacked to walls.
    Eric Searcy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This is just one unit, and it's just sprinkled here and there to take the edge off...
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Snip here and there to keep the plant even all around, and don’t cut off more than a third of the plant at a time.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This adds a little bit of both in colors and shapes here and there.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022
  • For many of his campaign shots, Mendes teased the camera with peeks of skin here and there.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Still, she’s dropped little tidbits here and there over the years.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The wind lofted small pieces of burning wood here and there, spreading fire to the east and north.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • And, of course, Lueders brought music into the mix here and there.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022

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