Definition of triumphant
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
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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
Recent Examples of triumphant from the Web
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Guided by 44-year boss Phil Roche, the Crusaders' senior four was triumphant at Stotesbury (4:56.64) and the SRAAs (4:54.22).
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Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured Palmyra in March last year and Moscow even flew in one of its best classical musicians to play a triumphant concert at Palmyra’s ancient theater.
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Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured Palmyra in March last year and Moscow even flew in one of its best classical musicians to play a triumphant concert at Palmyra's ancient theater.
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The story of low-income, urban students of color has been told too often by white, middle-class people like me who are cast as main characters in pat, triumphant narratives endorsing the redemptive single story of teaching.
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But left-wing student groups condemned the concession to religious hard-liners, and a triumphant Hefazat issued a demand for representational statues to be removed from public spaces nationwide.
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After pollsters got the 2015 election badly wrong, an investigation concluded the main reason was unrepresentative samples -- speaking to too many supporters of the opposition Labour Party and too few of the Conservatives who wound up triumphant.
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With this context, the tender lyrical sentiments and gentle rhythms become a true expression of a triumphant human spirit.
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Depressing because Mr. Hahn begins his story in 1830, with slaveholders ascendant, and ends in 1910, with industrialists triumphant:
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15th Century
First Known Use of triumphant
15th century
TRIUMPHANT Defined for English Language Learners
triumphant
playDefinition of triumphant for English Language Learners
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: resulting in victory or success
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: celebrating victory or success
TRIUMPHANT Defined for Kids
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1 : victorious, successful
2 : rejoicing for or celebrating victory
triumphantly
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