there and then
Example Sentences
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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 felt like the career grand slam was my destination, and I got there, and then I realized it wasn’t the destination.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“I decided there and then that I enjoyed being dead.”
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
The statement said that when the band formed in the early 2000s, it had been faced with a "far more serious medical obstacle that should have ended our dream there and then".
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Right there and then, this happening shot to the top of the pile of moments that defined our family, in darkness and in light.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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