How to Use then and there in a Sentence

then and there

adverb
  • It was being laid down then and there.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Some even gave their life to Christ right then and there.
    — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Your love is not going to cut it right then and there.
    — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • There was no cure back then and there still is no cure today.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
  • You may be tempted to fall back and go to sleep right then and there.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025
  • That would end Kim’s Olympics right then and there.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The three men made a pact then and there to give a second round a try.
    — SPIN, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The Swedes were feeling it right then and there.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • That dog, that dog will stop anything right then and there [makes dog sound].
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Right then and there, men at the party took off their ties and gave them to her.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • If your toes curl then and there, consider that your cue to leave.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Joel wants to kill him then and there, but Eugene begs him not to.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Again, would the suspect have died then and there from his heart problems?
    — Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The debate ended then and there.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The bull stopped beneath him, reared itself up, and gored him then and there.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Nothing has changed since then and there is no concrete offer for him.
    — SI.com, 21 July 2019
  • Davis came back into the game right then and there to help restore order.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The first lady put it around Limbaugh's neck right then and there.
    — Author: Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • That's probably bringing a bit of dread on right then and there.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Unlike years past, only the finals will be played then and there.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Right then and there were the red flags that this guy has serious problems.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Wouldn’t a savvy leader like Negan just end a traitor then and there?
    — Nick Statt, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2018
  • And when things go awry, Ellie simply stabs them in the neck then and there.
    — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 15 June 2020
  • Heimdall could have saved Loki with the Bifrost right then and there.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 June 2021
  • Princess Diana's hair was shorn into a pixie cut then and there.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Her dreams of becoming an accomplished singer seemed to die then and there.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 July 2026
  • The case should have ended then and there, in the view of the DA today.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • This time was more like thinking of an idea on the spot and hitting record and getting it right then and there.
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Mathis wanted to join Jackson's cause right then and there.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Half the squirrels got their next nut right then and there, while the others were lured back to the starting point.
    — Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017

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