tri·umph
ˈtrī-əm(p)f 
plural triumphs
ˈtrī-əm(p)fs
-əm(p)s
1
a
: a victory or conquest by or as if by military force
b
: a notable success
the party was a triumph
2
: the joy or exultation of victory or success
3
: a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy compare ovation sense 1
triumphed; triumphing; triumphs
1
: to obtain victory : prevail
2
a
: to receive the honor of a triumph
b
: to celebrate victory or success boastfully or exultingly
Synonyms
Examples of triumph in a Sentence
Noun
They earned a magnificent triumph over the invading army.
They were able to achieve an important triumph against their chief rivals.
Quitting smoking was a personal triumph for her.
The party was a triumph.
The bridge is an engineering triumph.
They had a feeling of triumph after finishing the project.
They stood atop the mountain in triumph.
Verb
His favorite team triumphed in the championship game.
despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed
Recent Examples on the Web
Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
State media hailed the phone as a triumph for China’s tech industry.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 12 Apr. 2024
The triumph also rocketed him 53 places to a career-best world No. 34 ranking, but the sweetest winning perk of all was the last-minute ticket stamped to The Masters on Thursday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Many see it as a triumph of resistance to Israeli oppression.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
The Detroit Free Press, part of USA TODAY Network, spoke with 11 people from Michigan about their struggles, triumphs and paths toward understanding their condition ― and, finally, healing.
—Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
One by one, Orwell’s contemporaries—V. S. Pritchett, Rebecca West, Bertrand Russell—acknowledged its triumph.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
His greatest triumph came with 2012's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which featured a starry Broadway cast that included Weaver, Hyde Pierce, and Billy Magnussen in his breakout role.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
But in a triumph of modern engineering, the soaring Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest skyscraper, emerged from the island’s latest seismic event undamaged.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
New York is a place where clout will triumph over love almost every time.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
From innocence to experience to triumph, and finally an agonizing martyrdom.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Some pundits thought the film could triumph in the makeup and hairstyling category, but that award, like a number of other craft prizes, went to Poor Things.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
In her still-young Met career, Davidsen has triumphed in works by Tchaikovsky, Wagner and especially Strauss.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Thus, Holi pays tribute to the moral of the myth: Good will always triumph over evil.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
But in the end, Wray’s prediction was right: The high-schoolers triumphed and beat the agents 35 to 31.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
But in 2012, connectionism finally triumphed over other AI variants and a new flood of predictions about imminent AGI washed over the world.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Noun
The triumph has been a long time coming, in one sense; the club was founded 120 years ago, in 1904, before the city of Leverkusen technically existed.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
State media hailed the phone as a triumph for China’s tech industry.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 12 Apr. 2024
The triumph also rocketed him 53 places to a career-best world No. 34 ranking, but the sweetest winning perk of all was the last-minute ticket stamped to The Masters on Thursday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Many see it as a triumph of resistance to Israeli oppression.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
The Detroit Free Press, part of USA TODAY Network, spoke with 11 people from Michigan about their struggles, triumphs and paths toward understanding their condition ― and, finally, healing.
—Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
One by one, Orwell’s contemporaries—V. S. Pritchett, Rebecca West, Bertrand Russell—acknowledged its triumph.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
His greatest triumph came with 2012's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which featured a starry Broadway cast that included Weaver, Hyde Pierce, and Billy Magnussen in his breakout role.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
But in a triumph of modern engineering, the soaring Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest skyscraper, emerged from the island’s latest seismic event undamaged.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Verb
Disney’s Bob Iger triumphed over Nelson Peltz in a bitter shareholder vote.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
New York is a place where clout will triumph over love almost every time.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
From innocence to experience to triumph, and finally an agonizing martyrdom.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Some pundits thought the film could triumph in the makeup and hairstyling category, but that award, like a number of other craft prizes, went to Poor Things.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
In her still-young Met career, Davidsen has triumphed in works by Tchaikovsky, Wagner and especially Strauss.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Thus, Holi pays tribute to the moral of the myth: Good will always triumph over evil.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
But in the end, Wray’s prediction was right: The high-schoolers triumphed and beat the agents 35 to 31.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
But in 2012, connectionism finally triumphed over other AI variants and a new flood of predictions about imminent AGI washed over the world.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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triumph
1 of 2 noun
tri·umph
ˈtrī-əm(p)f
plural triumphs
1
: an ancient Roman ceremony honoring a victorious general
2
: the joy of victory or success
3
a
: a military victory or conquest
b
: any great success
a scientific triumph
triumph
2 of 2 verb1
: to celebrate victory or success with much rejoicing
2
: to gain victory : win
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