Brought
Wind up
Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Both terms in one sentence
- However whilst Cold Mountain did wind up winning an Oscar, The Last Samurai brought in about three times the cash at the box office.
Source: Dueling Works / Film Drama -
They wind up going all the way back to the Poulin home, where they discover that a returning Jos Poulin found his son's body and brought it back home.
Source: Film / Mon Oncle Antoine -
He then reveals he brought a laugh track with him just in case, and when he uses it for the same routine, it works so well that they wind up surrendering, complete with little white flags.
Source: Series / The Jim Henson Hour
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