whereon
Americanconjunction
adverb
adverb
pronoun
Etymology
Origin of whereon
First recorded in 1175–1225, whereon is from the Middle English word wheron. See where, on
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 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
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
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