How to use "on" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "on" in popular movie and book plots

  • In a mansion in Xanadu, a vast palatial estate in Florida, the elderly Charles Foster Kane is on his deathbed.  - Citizen Kane
  • Usually in the beginning of the story there is an emotional loss which makes the protagonist leave on his journey.  - Bildungsroman
  • He reaches Wayne Manor barely alive and sits before his father’s bust, requesting guidance in his war on crime.  - Batman: Year One
  • Fleeing from the police, Batman realizes that Cobblepot is remotely controlling the Batmobile, taking it on a rampage through Gotham.  - Batman Returns
  • As Batman descends on the bat-ladder to land on the yacht it suddenly vanishes beneath him.  - Batman (1966 film)
  • Whilst searching for information on Batman, the Joker also falls for Vale.  - Batman (1989 film)
  • The site on which the building is constructed was formerly the location of Murray House.  - Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)
  • The city is located on a seacoast and is surrounded by a vast desert wasteland.  - The Big O
  • Amilyn hitches a ride on the hood of his van which crashes into a tree just before Amilyn loses an arm.  - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
  • Jeffrey follows Frank and spends the next few days spying on him.  - Blue Velvet (film)
  • Representative Austin Stoneman (based on the Reconstruction-era Representative Thaddeus Stevens), his two sons, and his daughter Elsie.  - The Birth of a Nation
  • One day, Senex and Domina go on a trip and leave Pseudolus in charge of Hero.  - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • ” He tells her to meet him at the rock on the edge of town.  - Anyone Can Whistle
  • The ship lands on a distant planet with a medieval-level civilization of dog-like creatures, dubbed "Tines", who live in packs as group minds.  - A Fire Upon the Deep
  • They both approach fellow doctors and town authorities about their theory but are eventually dismissed on the basis of one death.  - The Plague
  • Alex is a 15-year-old living in near-future dystopian England who leads his gang on a night of opportunistic, random "ultra-violence".  - A Clockwork Orange (novel)

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