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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
Recent Examples on the Web
This will fluctuate across the state but not by much, just a few minutes here and there.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024
Power users can of course take deeper dives for tweaking to taste, and my eyes certainly benefited from the odd adjustment here and there.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
The house is mostly full, with only a few empty seats here and there.
—Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The meme made its way here and there, being reposted from different websites and changing images, but always retaining the same caption, until it was solidified with the now-standard blue Grinch by the Instagram account bluegrinchy, which is almost entirely dedicated to surreal blue Grinch memes.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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 26 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
here and there
adverb
: in one place and another
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