here and there
Idioms-
In various places, as She's lived here and there, never for more than a year in one city . [c. 1300]
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In various directions, hither and thither, as in She turned her eyes here and there, looking for him in the audience . [Late 1200s] Also see here, there, and everywhere .
Example Sentences
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With gowned mannequins hung in all directions, and silvery galaxies shimmering here and there, we seem to have left the double helix for the double staircases of the Ziegfeld Follies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Met Office data shows clear long-term temperature rises here and there has been plenty of warm, dry weather and sunshine in Scotland this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
September was rocky in 2021 and 2022, but during the past few years, the index has managed to finish the month higher, despite some hiccups here and there.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
All book adaptations, whether from novels or memoirs, could stand to embellish the facts here and there, or go ahead and reinvent the wheel when possible.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Every generation continued to live like the previous generation, making only small improvements here and there in the way things were done.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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