here and there
Example Sentences
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While other teams might import a player here and there, Illinois essentially functions as college basketball consulate for Eastern Europe.
The ancient molding ran unbroken around the ceiling, chipped and peeling here and there, obviously undisturbed for a hundred and fifty years.
From Literature
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“And there are some cliches here and there. But it’s full of potential. You’ve got everything you need for an outstanding personal essay right here.”
From Literature
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She’ll still dance here and there, as much as her body allows.
From Los Angeles Times
She wants GPs better trained to recognise symptoms sooner, and more research into the condition, stressing it is "not as simple as just having a tummy ache here and there".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.