Definitions

whereat

[wair-at, hwair-] / wɛərˈæt, ʰwɛər- /

ADVERB

at which

Synonyms

WEAK

so thereupon upon which whereupon

Example Sentences

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Whereat the Times expressed great surprise because it had not been bidding at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whereat a Briton stoutly boasted, "The Prince of Wales is even more so!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Whereat she collapsed on the bed and went to crying.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Whereat Prissy devoutly clasped her hands and shut her eyes.

From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Whereat they both promised so willingly they would not that I greatly doubted the promise would stand any great strain.

From A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico by Jabez, Brother