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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Neil Thomas, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Starting an obesity drug was supposed to be triumphant.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Kim Kardashian’s short, sharp press tour wardrobe for her forthcoming Hulu series All’s Fair has been triumphant, delighting in pieces of fashion history and fresh-off-the-runway looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Often romanticized and glorified as a triumphant moment in Western histories, Columbus’s travels wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, which became one of the key areas for European expansion and subsequently violent accumulation.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphant. Accessed 31 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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