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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Most recently, the Princess of Wales, 43, made a triumphant return to the Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17 after missing the event last year amid her health struggles.
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
This week, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco share a vulnerable highlight from their new collaborative album, Jessica Simpson makes a triumphant return to music with a country pop power ballad, and Japanese Breakfast delivers an appropriately melancholy track from her new LP.
—Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
But 2023 proved to be a far cry from her triumphant rookie year.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
One day, maybe the timing will align and Pochettino will make his triumphant physical return to the club that means so much to him.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
This week, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco share a vulnerable highlight from their new collaborative album, Jessica Simpson makes a triumphant return to music with a country pop power ballad, and Japanese Breakfast delivers an appropriately melancholy track from her new LP.
—Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
But 2023 proved to be a far cry from her triumphant rookie year.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
One day, maybe the timing will align and Pochettino will make his triumphant physical return to the club that means so much to him.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumphant. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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