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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While Shanahan’s critique focused on Purdy’s timing, there was no mention of his quarterback’s right big toe, which kept him out six straight games before last Sunday’s triumphant, turnover-free return at Arizona.
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The 41-22 win over the Cardinals featured the triumphant return of Brock Purdy.
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Head football coach Travis Turner has been reported missing, casting a shadow over what was expected to be a triumphant, undefeated season for his Union High School team in Virginia.
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Lauper’s words resound in one of the play’s final scenes, when Tess rises triumphant and brings her friends for the ride to the top.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
The 41-22 win over the Cardinals featured the triumphant return of Brock Purdy.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
Head football coach Travis Turner has been reported missing, casting a shadow over what was expected to be a triumphant, undefeated season for his Union High School team in Virginia.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Lauper’s words resound in one of the play’s final scenes, when Tess rises triumphant and brings her friends for the ride to the top.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 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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