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
“Masks blow hither and thither,” she added, “and finally come to rest when they hit a patch of water,” grass or sidewalk, where they too often remain.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Nick’s head wobbled a little on his ruff as he turned hither and thither, peering over the heads of the swarming students.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing hither
Much Ado About Nothing
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"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d" by Walt Whitman
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Twelfth Night
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