In court facing charges of obscenity, the American actress Mae West was asked by the judge if she was trying to show disrespect to the court, whereupon she answered, "No, your honor, I'm trying not to show it".
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Whereupon
/ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
Synonyms for "whereupon" (28 found)
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after whichat what timeat whichat which time
Conjunction(2 words)
after whichafterward
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9 entriesthat eventthe agreementthe announcementthe courtthe crowdthe decisionthe decreethe motionthe outcome
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Tom rubbed the stone that the good fairy had given him, whereupon he turned into a squirrel and could escape to freedom through the bars of the prison window with ease.
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The little fair-haired lad took a big pin out of his pocket, and stuck it into the back of the Irishman's coat without his noticing it, whereupon he fell sound asleep.
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The grasshopper chirped from her bosom, as if in gratitude for its deliverance, and Chloe on hearing it screamed again; whereupon Daphnis laughed, and took the little chatterer from its hiding-place.
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