victorious

adjective

vic·to·ri·ous | \vik-ˈtȯr-ē-əs

Definition of victorious

1a : having won a victory a victorious army

b : of, relating to, or characteristic of victory victorious exuberance

2 : evincing moral harmony or a sense of fulfillment : fulfilled

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Examples of victorious in a Sentence

They were victorious over their enemies.

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Since 2009, when New York State moved to paper ballots, more write-in candidates have emerged victorious, state election officials said. — Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times, "Ocasio-Cortez Highlights How Third-Party Quirks Can Muddle Elections," 11 July 2018 King emerged victorious, and from there scored title after title at all the major championships. — Charlotte Sutherland-hawes, A-LIST, "Imaginary Wish List: Billie Jean King," 4 July 2018 The Sioux emerged victorious, and about 260 U.S. soldiers are thought to have died in what’s sometimes called Custer’s Last Stand. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "The True Story Behind Woman Walks Ahead," 29 June 2018 The last time a host nation won the World Cup was in 1998 with France coming out victorious. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "World Cup 2018 teams to watch, from Germany to Iceland," 13 June 2018 By Jonathan Darman A month after emerging victorious from the bruising Democratic nominating contest, some of Barack Obama's glow may be fading. — Newsweek, "Analysis," 14 Mar. 2018 Fellow Democratic candidatesJosh Welle and Jim Keady, however, have to first emerge victorious in Tuesday’s primary in order to challenge Smith in the general election. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "There's more to primary day than California," 4 June 2018 Whichever side emerges victorious when counting is finished on May 15th will claim that the outcome is a harbinger of the national fight to come. — The Economist, "Elections in Karnataka will be closely watched in Delhi," 3 May 2018 Can Posey bring the title home in 2018 -- pleasing the judges, gaining viewers' votes and surviving several eliminations to emerge victorious? — Mary Colurso, AL.com, "'American Idol' 2018: Can new Birmingham contestant revive the state's winning streak?," 18 Mar. 2018

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