Wondering how to use Thither in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as there or here.
Thither in a sentence
Thither meaning
- To that place.
- To that point, end, or result.
Using Thither
- The main meaning on this page is: To that place. | To that point, end, or result.
- Useful related words include: there, here.
- In the example corpus, thither often appears in combinations such as: going thither, thither with, thither should.
Context around Thither
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thither
- In this selection, "thither" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tripping, ears, resorte, wine and though stand out and add context to how "thither" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from europe thither though the and he proceeded thither with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thither" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thither
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Did you ever hear of any pirates going thither? (9 words)
At Lyrpole is smaul custom payed, that causith marchantes to resorte thither. (12 words)
Transportation thither should be considered as the ultimate limit and a punishment short only of death”. (16 words)
Quatrain 84 (equivalent of FitzGerald's quatrain XI in his 1st edition, as above): In the sweet spring a grassy bank I sought And thither wine and a fair Houri brought; And, though the people called me graceless dog, Gave not to Paradise another thought! (45 words)
As for the grain, he says, – since they have no pure sunshine – they pound it out in large storehouses, after first gathering in the ears thither; for the threshing floors become useless because of this lack of sunshine and because of the rains. (43 words)
The proposition that happiness is the end and aim of morality, does not mean that no road ought to be laid down to that goal, or that persons going thither should not be advised to take one direction rather than another. (41 words)
Did you ever hear of any pirates going thither? (9 words)
Quatrain 84 (equivalent of FitzGerald's quatrain XI in his 1st edition, as above): In the sweet spring a grassy bank I sought And thither wine and a fair Houri brought; And, though the people called me graceless dog, Gave not to Paradise another thought! (45 words)
Example sentences (10)
Did you ever hear of any pirates going thither?
After the passage of 25 years, the fairies, still missing Iolanthe deeply, plead with their Queen to pardon Iolanthe and to restore her place in fairyland ("Tripping hither, tripping thither").
As for the grain, he says, – since they have no pure sunshine – they pound it out in large storehouses, after first gathering in the ears thither; for the threshing floors become useless because of this lack of sunshine and because of the rains.
At Lyrpole is smaul custom payed, that causith marchantes to resorte thither.
Later that day, he proceeded thither with a crowd consisting of deacons, laity and a few priests, and was elected bishop.
Methodius sought support from Rome; the Vita asserts that Koceľ sent him thither with an honorable escort to receive Episcopal consecration.
Quatrain 84 (equivalent of FitzGerald's quatrain XI in his 1st edition, as above): In the sweet spring a grassy bank I sought And thither wine and a fair Houri brought; And, though the people called me graceless dog, Gave not to Paradise another thought!
The proposition that happiness is the end and aim of morality, does not mean that no road ought to be laid down to that goal, or that persons going thither should not be advised to take one direction rather than another.
There is at present no trade from Europe thither, though the scraps from this table would be sufficient to maintain the power, dominion, and sovereignty of Britain, by employing all its manufacturers and ships.
Transportation thither should be considered as the ultimate limit and a punishment short only of death”.
Common combinations with thither
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: