triumphant
adjective
tri·um·phant trī-ˈəm(p)-fənt 
1
: victorious, conquering
triumphant armies
2
: rejoicing for or celebrating victory
a triumphant shout
3
: notably successful
a triumphant performance
4
archaic : of or relating to a triumph
triumphantly adverb
Examples of triumphant in a Sentence
the triumphant bidder on the house he was positively triumphant when the school troublemaker finally got expelled
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The star then took a break from attending the party for a few years, only to make her triumphant Met Gala return in 2024. —
Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026 Bill Oakley, group show director for both the expo and the industry magazine Pizza Today, said having a triumphant triumvirate from the same region is rare. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Ten years later, with an outpouring of fan requests and a wave of sweet nostalgia that couldn't be stopped, the soft-and-chewy cakes made their triumphant return to store shelves in early 2022. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026 The biggest moment comes when Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers makes his triumphant return and reunites with Thor. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triumphant
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026 Bill Oakley, group show director for both the expo and the industry magazine Pizza Today, said having a triumphant triumvirate from the same region is rare. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Ten years later, with an outpouring of fan requests and a wave of sweet nostalgia that couldn't be stopped, the soft-and-chewy cakes made their triumphant return to store shelves in early 2022. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026 The biggest moment comes when Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers makes his triumphant return and reunites with Thor. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triumphant
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triumphant
adjective
tri·um·phant trī-ˈəm(p)-fənt
1
: victorious, conquering
triumphant armies
2
: rejoicing for or celebrating victory or success
a triumphant shout
triumphantly adverb
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