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
A yellowish nursery by Eugene Schoen of Manhattan has walls whereon tots may scribble, housemaids erase.
From Time Magazine Archive
A native of Portland, Dent Mowrey, had studied music in Paris, and in dreamy moments had idled over the lle de la Cit�, whereon is the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
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
