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whereat

[wair-at, hwair-] / wɛərˈæt, ʰwɛər- /
ADVERB
at which
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Lanky, dimpling Mr. Wheeler daily needled his foes so expertly that they forgot their vows of silence in roars of rage, whereat Mr. Wheeler cut them down as efficiently as a Greek sniper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week an Italian Naval flotilla sailed into Mocha to exert further pressure, whereat the Imam, wasting no time in appeals to Geneva, begged directly for British help.

From Time Magazine Archive

Afterwards one of my staff said something about a 'jinx,' whereat I rebuked him sharply, 'There is no such thing as a jinx.'

From Time Magazine Archive

"He is not in the Palace, Sir," the Duke was informed, whereat Windsor used a few choice expressions and the Keeper of the King's Privy Purse was finally coerced to the phone.

From Time Magazine Archive

“But you? It is for you that I fear!” whereat she laughed—a laugh, low and unreal, and said:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker



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