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

The big curtain was down tight; another makeshift drop shut off the people seated on the stage, from the strip of stage whereon the singer was to stand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Therein he suggested a common ground whereon Anthropology and Medicine might get together for the benefit of mankind.

From Time Magazine Archive

They shuffled into position, marched up the aisle towards the woolsack whereon sat Viscount Hailsham, Lord Chancellor, speaker of the House of Lords.

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