here and there

1. In various places, as She's lived here and there, never for more than a year in one city . [c. 1300]

2. 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

Like, I have a lot of friends, here and there.

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Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo Thabit has described the violence as a "few isolated pockets of incidents here and there" and said "security forces acted very swiftly and decisively to address the situation".

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His wife found the idea less insane, somewhat, after Meals agreed to hook up with hiking companions here and there.

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Over the summer, Gil and I kept texting and would meet up here and there.

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They both bother me here and there — Anton’s drinking and Ali’s insistence on not picking up after herself, for example — but neither one of them seems like a bad person or a bad partner.

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