Sentence examples for wins upon from inspiring English sources

In its review of this edition The Bookman s critic wrote of Charles Pooter: "You laugh at him at his small absurdities, his droll mishaps, his well-meaning fussiness; but he wins upon you and obtains your affection, and even your admiration, he is so transparently honest, so delightfully and ridiculously human".

In the long run, however, she won: upon returning to Warner Brothers, she was lavishly indulged.

Steel maker POSCO ratcheted up by 5.9%, to 430,000 won ($328.90), upon saying it may cut its output.

Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible participants, but in no case will be less than I in 33.

The pair hit upon a winning recipe: homegrown extracts with a made-in-France label that increased allure in a market still curious about foreign goods.

It's not very likely that Mr. Obama wins Omaha conditional upon losing Iowa, as this outcome would require.

The Urlesque Show today brings three different types of fails -- or wins -- depending upon how you look at it.

A player wins a single game upon eliminating all the viruses or if the other playing field fills up.

Law students recognize that the character of the Supreme Court depends upon who wins on November 6. First-time voters and immigrants.

Upon winning the Italian Open Title (and donating his entire winnings to flood relief), Serbia's tennis racket-wielding folk hero, Novak Djokovic, tutted disapprovingly at rolling news networks for treating our sunken populace like a footnote.

Either team, upon winning, will be the lowest-seeded team ever to hoist the trophy.