success story

noun

1

: a story of a person who rises to fortune, acclaim, or brilliant achievement

In the world of finance, his is a great success story.

2

: someone or something that has achieved a goal

I am one of the diet clinic's success stories.

3

: someone or something that has achieved wealth, respect, or fame

That company is one of this area's biggest success stories.

Examples of success story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The race is a potential success story for Proposition 50, which redrew political jurisdictions such as the 3rd Congressional District in favor of left-leaning candidates. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

SpaceX ultimately became the biggest success story of NASA’s commercial crew and cargo programs, allowing the space agency to send astronauts to the International Space Station without relying on Russia’s Soyuz rocket. — Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

Democrats need to counter with an affirmative vision of immigrants as key to the American success story. — David Yassky, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

A little pleasure can work much better than forcing the day to become a success story. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for success story

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• feudatory
• gustatory