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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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 10 May 2025
To the contrary, the NHL’s most revered trophy almost always makes a summer stop in Minnesota, when a triumphant player from Eden Prairie or White Bear Lake or Grand Rapids brings the chalice to their home rink for a day.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
But in 2025, Sofia Richie Grainge made her triumphant return to the Metropolitan Museum's iconic red steps on the first Monday in May.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 May 2025
Soda broke up in 1997 following a triumphant tour that spawned the classic Cerati farewell line gracias totales.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 3 May 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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