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.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Leggings have had a triumphant return to street style too.
—Renata Joffre, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025
Not everyone gets to see Will’s triumphant moment at the end of 504, since most of the crew is spread out across Hawkins and the Upside Down on their complicated quest to save their town.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphant. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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