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 album is a triumphant release that balances anger and grief and, at times, surprising joy, with Estrada’s bright, lilting soprano piercing through the veil of her pain.
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Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
The basic thought here explains why certain motifs—triumphant orphans, lunar silhouettes—appear in Berezkin’s database and beyond.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
This team as a collective seemed proud of their season, triumphant in raising the bar for an organization that not long ago endured a decade-long playoff drought.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
More than 250 items—including photographs, letters, sketches, and costumes—showcase Beaton at his most triumphant.
—Tracy Doyle, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
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Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
The basic thought here explains why certain motifs—triumphant orphans, lunar silhouettes—appear in Berezkin’s database and beyond.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
This team as a collective seemed proud of their season, triumphant in raising the bar for an organization that not long ago endured a decade-long playoff drought.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
More than 250 items—including photographs, letters, sketches, and costumes—showcase Beaton at his most triumphant.
—Tracy Doyle, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
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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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