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Example sentences for: whence

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It seems silly to separate Gruyère the cheese from Gruyère the place in Switzerland whence it comes— indeed, the latter is not even an entry in the geographical sections of either dictionary.
Australian pidgin acquired a second negative, borak , used as an alternative to baal or in a figurative sense for humbug, nonsense, or rubbish, from Wathawurung, whence came also an exclamation merrygig well done and coolie , a derogatory term for a person who partnered an Aboriginal woman.
Thus Anthony to Tony, Arthur to Art, Bartholomew to Bart or Bat , Catherine to Kate or Cat or Kitty, Dorothy to Dot (and Dickens's Little Dorrit ), Elizabeth to Betty or Bet (whence Betsy and Bessie ), Martha to Martie or Mattie , Matthew to Matt, Nathaniel to Nat or Nate, Theodore to Ted, Theresa to Tess or Tracy, and Thomas to Tom .
Newfoundland is peopled almost exclusively from the southwest of England and southern Ireland, whence the special music and color of their dialect (see page 145).
She must prove that she is worthy of her position—that she is as good, if not better, than her “white” peers—yet she must always be “remembering from whence she came.”