hither

Example Sentences

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Japan has developed a habit of throwing cash hither and yon to no good effect other than to accumulate debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

When Santos is sworn in on Capitol Hill next week, it will send a Bat-signal across the land: Come hither, crooks and swindlers, con artists and hustlers all.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2022

What followed were several centuries of new offices and swarm upon swarm of bureaucrats come hither.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2022

His storytelling may leave something to be desired in terms of elegance and economy, but my interest in “Belle,” though frequently dragged hither and yon, never flagged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2022

‘Indeed no man would count such a journey wasted,’ said Aragorn; ‘and yet, lady, I could not have come hither, if it were not that the road which I must take leads me to Dunharrow.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien