Sentence examples for he learned upon from inspiring English sources

Although he had expected the approval of then Hawaiian King Kamehameha II, he learned upon arrival that Kamehameha II had died and a new government that was hostile towards Catholic missionaries had been installed.

Hawkins, who created the iconic Volcano commercial for Dianetics in the 1980s, told VICE News one of the first things he learned upon joining the church was the importance of throwing the first punch.

David Brooks wrote in last week's New York Times that what he learned upon his most recent visit to Israel is that an Israeli's greatest fear is to be seen as a frier, a sucker.

He learned little upon returning to camp in July: He went out on Sunday morning the 20th in company with another boy from the Regt, having obtained a permit from Lt. Nesbitt to go for potatoes near River's house, which is not more than ¾ mile from the Stono River, in which there were some Boats.

But he called for a more consistent foreign policy, reflecting upon lessons he learned from raising his family.

The music coming from the mechanical organ reminded him of that of the player piano in his childhood living room upon which he learned to play by fingering the depressed keys.

He was shocked at the high incidence of death among mothers following birth, recording 36 deaths among 208 mothers in his first month working at Ward 1. Upon investigation, he learned that the death rate at Ward 2 was much lower and that poor women preferred to give birth in the streets rather than go to Ward 1.

Upon waking, however, he learned that no psychoactive drug had been present in the juice.

But, as Emanuel learned upon arriving in Chicago, he is far from the only candidate in this race.

He was the first player cut from the Mets' spring-training camp, and learned, upon arriving at the club's minor-league complex, that his diminished status would require him to lose his beard, in keeping with organizational policy.

They learned "upon their arrival at the callers' location that the fire was around the corner," Mr. Gribbon said.