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How can you use “whence” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
But ah, Siena, you are luckiest in the root and stem whence
It is worth while trying to guess whence this expression came.
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.
The adjacent Palatine Hill, which was eventually reserved for imperial structures (whence our words palace and palatial ), was derived from the name of Pallas , son of Evander, a Greek who according to epic tradition settled on the site of Rome centuries before its “real” founding.
The Chinese words kung fu and wok are currently in vogue in the US, whence they are likely to spread to other English-speaking countries.
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