success story

noun

1

: a story of a person who rises to fortune, acclaim, or brilliant achievement

In the world of finance, his is a great success story.

2

: someone or something that has achieved a goal

I am one of the diet clinic's success stories.

3

: someone or something that has achieved wealth, respect, or fame

That company is one of this area's biggest success stories.

Examples of success story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the second of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 July 2025

These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective. —John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025

Kaziranga National Park, Assam Located in northeastern India against the beautiful backdrop of the Brahmaputra River, Kaziranga is a conservation success story. —Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025

The Lonely Island was never supposed to become a bona fide music success story. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

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