It made him think of the strange turns his life had taken to bring him to this moment.

Here are the decisions and events that brought the city to this moment.

I felt everything had brought me to this one moment.

Or: "Everything in our lives, yours and mine, has brought us to this moment."

Years of preparation had brought her to this threshold moment.

You may wonder if I'd been plotting all along to bring the evening to this moment.

He began with great humility, referring to "the man whose conduct has brought all of us to this moment."

And as he did so, he could not help but reflect on the circumstances that had brought him to this moment.

What has brought us to this bizarre, disturbing moment?

You might think a man who cannot see would bring special poignancy to this moment.