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
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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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This year, Moscow is staging a triumphant exhibition of NATO weaponry its forces captured in Ukraine.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
In the last decade, all three of Hanna’s major musical projects have made triumphant comebacks.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
In the last decade, all three of Hanna’s major musical projects have made triumphant comebacks.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for triumphant
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphant. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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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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