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

Then there’s this passage: The king has “sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 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

So Adam fights the Justice folks, hurling them hither and yon and being by them hurled.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Perhaps under the shadow of the Unnamed some of the beasts of Mirkwood are wandering hither to our woods.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien