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
Her shapely hands were folded in her lap, her pale eyes looked politely down at the green square of turf whereon the person she awaited would shortly appear.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this room you encounter a large stove covered with boards . . . whereon sits almost all year round, the entire family.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are in the U. S. no twin peaks of secondary education like Eton and Harrow, whereon hang all the pedagogical law and whose masters are the prophets.
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
