whereon

Example Sentences

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“The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run,” declared the self-destructive Captain Ahab, concerning his pursuit of Moby Dick.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2020

On the outskirts of sooty Birmingham is ivy-clad Drayton Manor, whereon a halo of fame has grown for more than a century.

From Time Magazine Archive

Already the published tax lists have provided many valued suggestions to the Caesars as to the meat whereon they may feed.

From Time Magazine Archive

They have ignored the spirituality behind the sublime cry of Job; they have remembered only the dung heap whereon Job lay.

From Time Magazine Archive

He threw his great hands round Arete’s knees, whereon the sacred mist curled back; they saw him; and the diners hushed amazed to see an unknown man inside the palace.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer