After the failed uprising, the captured rebels were sentenced to dance upon nothing at dawn.

The magistrate threatened to break upon the wheel anyone who defied the decree.

After the harvest failed and her husband abandoned her, it was whispered in the village that she had come upon the town, offering herself for coin to feed her children.

Her clever play upon words in the letter lent it a whimsical, old-fashioned charm.

Her essays often include clever plays upon words that make readers smile.

Upon my word, I saw the entire thing with my own eyes.

On Whit Monday the children in the village used to gather for a raucous game of stack-upon-the-kill, tumbling into a laughing dogpile on the green.

When the manager whispered 'two upon ten' into the walkie-talkie, the sales clerk immediately shadowed the suspicious customer.

On a foggy afternoon, I drove through Bolton upon Dearne and admired the old brick cottages.

Wath upon Dearne renovated its riverside park to attract more visitors while preserving its industrial heritage.