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• there there
  there there

  noun

  evidence or substance supporting a claim or allegation, proposal, promise, etc. (usually used with a negative or any).
• there, there
  there, there

  interjection

  (used to comfort, reassure, or calm someone who is upset, frightened, or anxious).

there there

¹ American  

[thair thair] / ˈðɛər ˌðɛər /

noun

1. evidence or substance supporting a claim or allegation, proposal, promise, etc. (usually used with a negative or any).

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there, there ² American  

[thair thair] / ˈðɛər ˈðɛər /

interjection

1. (used to comfort, reassure, or calm someone who is upset, frightened, or anxious).

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Example Sentences

"Of course Gaza is dearer than here, but there, there is no home left, nothing."

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

“In the next eight weeks or so, I think we’ll have a pretty good sense of, is there a there there on tax,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“Once you’re comfortable you can do business there, there are always a subset of wildcatters that are willing to go in and swing for the fences,” Pickering said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

I have to put the ball there, there, there.’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

She says, There, there, and I wonder why everyone says there there when Malachy cries.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt