there and then

Example Sentences

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"I'm sure they were about to remove it, so we had to make a decision there and then."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

O’Malley convinced Tatum to have the operation right there and then instead of waiting even one more day—a decision that is already rewriting basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

I’m doing Verve Coffee that I’m grinding there, and then I’m brewing four cups because I need my coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I played a season there and then that team stopped and then the next team I played for was under-12s - I think I was nine.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“They put that stuff there and then the hrududil run on it—faster than we can; and what else can run faster than we?”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams