How to Use then and there in a Sentence

then and there

adverb
  • The three men made a pact then and there to give a second round a try.
    SPIN, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Right then and there, Howie declared to the world that Courtney was the one to beat.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 14 Jan. 2019
  • Right then and there, men at the party took off their ties and gave them to her.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • There wasn’t much money then and there isn’t much more now.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • And when things go awry, Ellie simply stabs them in the neck then and there.
    Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 15 June 2020
  • The bull stopped beneath him, reared itself up, and gored him then and there.
    Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • There was no cure back then and there still is no cure today.
    Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The Aces held a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series and could have wrapped up the championship right then and there.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Heimdall could have saved Loki with the Bifrost right then and there.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 28 June 2021
  • That dog, that dog will stop anything right then and there [makes dog sound].
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The first lady put it around Limbaugh's neck right then and there.
    Author: Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Again, would the suspect have died then and there from his heart problems?
    Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Right then and there, Amanda walked through the door, startling the two women.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Wouldn’t a savvy leader like Negan just end a traitor then and there?
    Nick Statt, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The Bobcats drove for a touchdown, and the momentum of the game shifted away from the Jaguars then and there.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Half the squirrels got their next nut right then and there, while the others were lured back to the starting point.
    Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The season was on the line for the Sun entering Game 3, as the Aces were up 2-0 and had the chance to win the title right then and there.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Run that scan and schedule service right then and there.
    Essence, 14 June 2024
  • If your toes curl then and there, consider that your cue to leave.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Instead, the ever-blunt Jobs asked him to state his business, right then and there, over the phone.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2019
  • However, the Taino didn’t cease to exist then and there.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023
  • Officials told me that Trump approved the plan then and there.
    Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine, 2 Feb. 2017
  • Davis came back into the game right then and there to help restore order.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This time was more like thinking of an idea on the spot and hitting record and getting it right then and there.
    Gary Graff, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Right then and there were the red flags that this guy has serious problems.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
  • That's probably bringing a bit of dread on right then and there.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Unlike years past, only the finals will be played then and there.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Larry Vanover would have been within his right - right then and there - to throw out Kela from the ballgame.
    Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, 31 July 2019
  • That day, right then and there in the city of New York, that’s how the idea of being the greatest taquero of all time popped into my head.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Openly and frankly discuss all of your issues, and make a plan right then and there to resolve them.
    Vogue, 14 Dec. 2018

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