How to Use victory in a Sentence

victory

noun

• The passage of the law was a tremendous victory for their cause.
• The general led the troops to victory.
• It was a decisive victory for the army.
• They had never experienced the thrill of victory.
• The win marked the Raiders’ 500th victory as a franchise.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
• And the result, of course, is the Union victory in the Civil War.
  — TIME, 16 Feb. 2024
• The idea that the momentum was there to put me in the contention is so cool in itself and feels like a victory.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
• Don’t believe the press that these are victories for the forces of reaction.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
• The nation is riding high on the glory of Messi and last year's victory in the World Cup, its first since 1986.
  — David Unsworth, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
• Trump’s surprise victories in these states in 2016 played a key role in propelling him to the White House.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• There's a war going on that has to be resolved, that has to end with Ukrainian victory.
  — CBS News, 9 July 2023
• Erskine was lifted for a pinch-hitter and the Dodgers scored three runs in the top of the eighth and went on to win, giving him his first victory.
  — Russ Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• The Rangers slugged their way to a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, winning their wild-card playoff series.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
• The four-goal margin of victory also marked just the second time in two years the team had won by multiple scores.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
• The former Notre Dame star scored 12 straight points for the Wings over a five-minute period in the fourth, pushing Dallas to a late victory.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
• But the victory did not leave Mr. Iger, 73, without bruises.
  — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• At the last minute, Mike will inevitably use his memory to find a painless path to victory.
  — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• At the very least, the new ruling is a boost for the SEC, which has been on its back foot since Ripple’s unexpected victory.
  — Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 1 Aug. 2023
• Its victory against New Zealand was the greatest surprise of a World Cup brimming with them.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Arévalo cruised to victory in the August runoff, with nearly 60 percent of the vote.
  — Nic Wirtz, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• If the former president comes through with a very big victory in Iowa and does the same in New Hampshire, that race is pretty much over.
  — ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
• Jaylin Jones returned it into Allen territory, and the turnover was enough to end the game at a 32-point margin of victory.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2023
• This win marks the seventh consecutive world championship victory for the U.S. team and the 26th world medal for Biles.
  — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Meanwhile, Youngkin has raised record amounts of money in his party’s push for victory.
  — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
• Arizona is still searching for its first victory of the 2023 season.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Some rescue workers in hard hats made victory signs and posed for pictures.
  — Saurabh Sharma, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2023
• Here victory means the ability to build the basic rules determining how the world works.
  — Bruno Maçães, Time, 10 July 2023
• Europe won six of the head-to-head encounters and halved another to defend the title with a 15-9 victory.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• Starter Jable Ramey scattered four hits and allowed an earned run while striking out four and walking one in the complete-game victory.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 29 Apr. 2023
• The game, and Messi’s performance, lived up the hype in Miami’s 3-2 victory.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024