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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Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 July 2025
The second homer, Volpe’s 12th of the year, tied the game at eight and marked a triumphant moment for a player whose entire game has been criticized for weeks.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Lewis Capaldi is still riding high from his triumphant return to the stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 July 2025
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—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 July 2025
The second homer, Volpe’s 12th of the year, tied the game at eight and marked a triumphant moment for a player whose entire game has been criticized for weeks.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Lewis Capaldi is still riding high from his triumphant return to the stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Fresh off his triumphant final concert, Ozzy Osbourne has announced a new memoir, Last Rites, which will be published Oct. 7 via Grand Central Publishing.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 July 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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