hereabout
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hereabout
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at here, about
Example Sentences
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In this new series, Seattle Times food critic Bethany Jean Clement taste-tests some of the most expensive items available hereabout to evaluate whether they’re worth the price of ingestion.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023
I’ve lived hereabout all my life but, for most of that time, it would be fair to say that I’ve never concerned myself with the tribulations of long-dead antecedents.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2021
Xilitla is one of the largest towns hereabout, but sees mostly Mexican tourists, with just the occasional foreigner.
From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2017
The handmade Northern China specialty — pronounced “BEE-ahng BEE-ahng,” for the noise the noodles make as they’re being painstakingly slap-stretched out — then were found hereabout only at Miah’s and its sibling, Qin in Edmonds.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2016
Rings to facilitate the use of fire-hooks are to be found under the eaves of many old houses hereabout.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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