Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
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Whereby
/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
Synonyms for "whereby" (17 found)
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4 entriesby whichformal adverbinstrumental adverbthrough which
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6 entriesagreement wherebycontract wherebymeans wherebymethod wherebypolicy wherebyprocess whereby
Sample sentences
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Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.
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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure that deepens our groans and doubles our tears.
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Russia guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine, and her borders, following the treaty of nineteen ninety-four, whereby Ukraine, in exchange, renounced her nuclear arsenal.
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