How to Use triumph in a Sentence
- The party was a triumph.
- They stood atop the mountain in triumph.
- They had a feeling of triumph after finishing the project.
- They were able to achieve an important triumph against their chief rivals.
- The bridge is an engineering triumph.
- They earned a magnificent triumph over the invading army.
- Quitting smoking was a personal triumph for her.
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But this isn’t just any old triumph.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their hopes, their dreams, their tragedies and their triumphs.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Bear and triumph once again?
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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A great deal will depend on the size of his triumph.
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Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet the triumph did bring a spike in retail sales.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The final years of his life were a mix of triumph and tragedy.
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James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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But even at that moment of triumph, change was in the air.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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Biles knows full well the two sides of Olympic triumph and stress.
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Rob Ledonne,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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There will be nights of doubt, but there will be mornings of triumph.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alexnet, the first deep learning triumph, was just a year old.
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Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Yet at the height of his triumph, Brooks was uneasy.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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And when her score was read, both of them raised their arms in a moment of sheer triumph.
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Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In one sense, there is a negative to this triumph.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Stories of triumph and tragedy alike deserve to be told out loud at parks.
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Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Win or lose, there’s a sense of triumph in even attempting it.
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Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, luck has played its part in Mjällby’s triumph.
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Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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By Kennedy’s telling, its release was a triumph.
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Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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How did triumph turn into a culture war?
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David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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This isn’t Swift’s first box office triumph.
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Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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And just the triumph of the human spirit.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Harding’s triumph would prove short-lived.
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Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Moore made game-changing throws that sparked Ducks triumphs in all three games.
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Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Olympics bring triumph and heartbreak.
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Victor Mather,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
- His favorite team triumphed in the championship game.
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Good doesn't triumph over evil.
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CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Amundsen worked with what the ice gave him and triumphed.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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From green to blue, gold, clear, and beyond, no one yet knows what will triumph.
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WIRED,
24 Nov. 2022
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Most observers think the Sharafs triumphed over long odds.
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Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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May the truth always triumph; may the good always win over evil.
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Jamie Ballard,
Woman's Day,
29 Aug. 2023
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But even death can’t stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The only way evil will triumph is for good men and women to do nothing.
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Lawrence Richard,
Fox News,
9 Oct. 2022
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New York is a place where clout will triumph over love almost every time.
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Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2024
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In the end, the son is a savior, and stories triumph over tyranny.
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David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2023
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This is the lane for a challenger who could triumph over Johnson.
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Will Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Both teams triumphed in their opening game and therefore, that does take the pressure off.
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Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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His side triumphed in only three cases during the show’s run.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Chelsea have triumphed only once more since then, in 2018.
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Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Those who expect love to triumph for the fadeout are hardly in for a surprise.
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Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2023
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In any case, the best way to triumph over adversity is to be prepared to deal with it.
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Don Yaeger,
Forbes,
28 June 2022
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Raise a glass to triumph throughout the year with a glass of Teneral.
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Elizabeth Berry,
Woman's Day,
26 July 2022
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Viewers know that the Jedi will triumph a few short years after this show is set.
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Grace Segers,
The New Republic,
14 June 2022
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More than any other, that scene shows how easily human anger and fear can triumph over truth.
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John Masko,
WSJ,
14 Oct. 2022
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As the waters triumphed, dark fish swam up the steps of the Senate House.
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Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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But for these volunteers, nurturing new life in the desert is a way for hope to triumph over grief.
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Laura Blasey,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Dec. 2021
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As in Star Wars, good will triumph over evil and light will overcome darkness.
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Ryan Parker,
Peoplemag,
3 Oct. 2022
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That is Patrick Mahomes, who has triumphed three times on the biggest stage.
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Peter Carline,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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Second, the performance gap of course doesn’t mean that all men will triumph over all women all the time.
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Steve Magness,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2022
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Now is the time for democracies to dig in their heels and proclaim that enough is enough -- that right will be forced to triumph.
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David A. Andelman,
CNN,
16 May 2022
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As in ‘Star Wars,’ good will triumph over evil and light will overcome darkness.
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Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
29 Sep. 2022
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Hopeful adrenaline triumphed over evil but only with help from above.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Healing is a big theme for me — bouncing back and triumph in the face of adversity.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 May 2022
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Greed and power make the world go ‘round, but Squid Game shows that even so, good can still triumph over evil.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
5 Oct. 2021
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