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 suppose when you're that age, you're just trying to get in the first team, first and foremost... get in and around there and stay in there, and then: 'What's the next thing?'

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“I decided there and then that I enjoyed being dead.”

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

He lay in bed and tried to pray, but all he could think about was the magician’s coin: there and then gone.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo