hither
Example Sentences
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Then there’s this passage: The king has “sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The humor is sporadic, hinging mostly on slapstick-style depictions of body parts being flung hither and thither.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023
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
“Do you ever feel your hither abandoned you, Percy?”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
