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
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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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The Voice will kick off its 27th season next spring with the triumphant return of Adam Levine and the addition of country star Kelsea Ballerini.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 June 2024
There is much anger directed at Israel at the funeral, in which the commander, killed in an Israeli strike, is portrayed as a triumphant hero.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Greg and Chris rave over the triumphant return of the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup Final.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Coming off a triumphant special, the comic Deborah Vance (played with charm and compassion by Jean Smart) is trying out new jokes and is rattled to find her audience laughing at everything, no matter how funny.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 June 2024
There is much anger directed at Israel at the funeral, in which the commander, killed in an Israeli strike, is portrayed as a triumphant hero.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Greg and Chris rave over the triumphant return of the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup Final.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Coming off a triumphant special, the comic Deborah Vance (played with charm and compassion by Jean Smart) is trying out new jokes and is rattled to find her audience laughing at everything, no matter how funny.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2024
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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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