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.
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To consider Karaban as anything but an abject success story is absurd.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Ku-San Thomas, principal at The Ray Graham Training Center since 2019 and previously assistant principal since 2012, said partnered learning events such as Wednesday’s experience, enjoyed by 35 of her students, are the reason her school has been a success story since the 1970s.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
But the company was not a success story.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Unlike the sugarcane-ethanol success story, Brazil’s biodiesel, which is mostly made from soybeans, only makes up 14% of the diesel blend.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Ku-San Thomas, principal at The Ray Graham Training Center since 2019 and previously assistant principal since 2012, said partnered learning events such as Wednesday’s experience, enjoyed by 35 of her students, are the reason her school has been a success story since the 1970s.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
But the company was not a success story.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Unlike the sugarcane-ethanol success story, Brazil’s biodiesel, which is mostly made from soybeans, only makes up 14% of the diesel blend.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for success story
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“Success story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/success%20story. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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