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
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
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
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
Silent early morning dogs parade majestically picking and choosing judiciously whereon to pee.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
