1
as in everywhere
in one place and another
an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there
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2
as in sometimes
on some occasions
she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
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Recent Examples of here and there
His tardiness increased from a few minutes here and there to a few hours several times per week.
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Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
With an exception here and there, most of these guys started gambling as teens, playing lunchroom hold-em and NFL parlays for a buck or two a throw.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Fall is here and there are huge savings on all types of goods for you, and your pets, too.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Grumley stresses that screening is more than just checking in on your breast health here and there.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for here and there
Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
With an exception here and there, most of these guys started gambling as teens, playing lunchroom hold-em and NFL parlays for a buck or two a throw.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Fall is here and there are huge savings on all types of goods for you, and your pets, too.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Grumley stresses that screening is more than just checking in on your breast health here and there.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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Orange construction barrels are seemingly everywhere.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Okay, maybe not that honey oak—the golden wood tone that flooded kitchens everywhere in the '80s and '90s.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pieces of a scientific puzzle sometimes come in odd forms and unexpected experiences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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But sometimes, her American West Coast accent can betray her.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike their alligator cousins, which are known to occasionally attack people, American crocodiles are shyer and less aggressive.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Certain medications that raise prolactin levels, pituitary disorders, chronic liver disease or hormone therapy for prostate cancer can occasionally turn those cells on.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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