How to Use triumphant in a Sentence
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Justin Bieber has made a triumphant return to the stage!
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
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See photos of the game, the fans, and the team's triumphant return to Tempe.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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It’s a triumphant climax to the first episode of the season and a lot of fun to watch.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 May 2022
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The 993 signaled a triumphant finale for the air-and-oil-cooled version of the car.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023
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The timing is right for a triumphant return to the road.
—Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2022
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Despite the triumphant finish, the Bulls’ chances seemed bleak for most of the night.
—Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022
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The tune wasn’t performed, but Tyler did stage a triumphant return to the mic.
—Katherine Turman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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In the end, the Hong Kong bidder was triumphant, and that did not surprise Bacs.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2021
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Fast forward three years, and the Red Comet has made a triumphant return.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 22 June 2023
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The honors cap an already triumphant run for a film that’s still rolling out around the globe.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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This is not a drill: Meg Ryan has set her triumphant return to rom-coms.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 3 May 2022
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This week, two of Queen’s singles make triumphant returns to the U.K. charts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Nerl proclaimed coming onto the field to present medals to the triumphant blue and gold.
—Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2022
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His 47-yarder broke what would have been a triumphant double tie.
—Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2022
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And as the film ends, the final shot is of Helen's triumphant face, watching the boats from the mainland close in on the island.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
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The once-triumphant world of Atlanta hip-hop is in a state of emergency.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2022
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The triumphant Bublé will return to coach next season, while the other three will take a break.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many awaited her triumphant return to the field, but that moment has yet to come.
—Emma Obregón Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
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At the end of the orchard, Ed shot again, but there was no triumphant announcement that time.
—Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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This leads to one of the most triumphant and moving Buffy monologues in the series: Power.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2021
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The big game at the end is a triumphant sequence, as stylized as a musical.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
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This triumphant eight-decade survey caught me off guard.
—Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2022
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Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lizzo just made a triumphant return to the Grammys stage.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Feb. 2023
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The Bright Aqua paint isn't retro now that loud colors have made a triumphant return on high-end sports cars.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 25 Mar. 2022
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Its triumphant superhero horns summoned the sound of a change, the dawn of something new.
—Ernest Owens, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2021
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The song ends on a triumphant note, with Maxo putting any doubts of his talents, or his intentions, to rest.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2021
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The trip to Seoul seemed like a triumphant moment for Major League Baseball.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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Conan O’Brien, fresh from his triumphant turn as host of the Oscars, is leaving the country, again.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Fans are excited for your triumphant return since leaving the show in 2021.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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