How to Use triumphant in a Sentence

triumphant

adjective
  • The mood was meant to be triumphant.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • John Williams’s score is not triumphant.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • At the very least the last eight miles would have felt a bit more triumphant.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Miloti said, ending her speech with a triumphant yell.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Putin, by contrast, has emerged triumphant.
    — Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Talk about a triumphant return.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Leggings have had a triumphant return to street style too.
    — Renata Joffre, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025
  • His 47-yarder broke what would have been a triumphant double tie.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Vanessa’s take was bright-eyed, triumphant and more than a little sly.
    — Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2021
  • After that first triumphant game, things had gone downhill.
    — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Cut to a triumphant walk by Nan in a bright red dress with a bold hairstyle as guests turn heads.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2025
  • Many awaited her triumphant return to the field, but that moment has yet to come.
    — Emma Obregón Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Crochet breezed through most of his outing but capped it off with a triumphant escape.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But that doesn't mean that Tuesday wasn't triumphant for Texas.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Nerl proclaimed coming onto the field to present medals to the triumphant blue and gold.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2022
  • But 2023 proved to be a far cry from her triumphant rookie year.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The tune wasn’t performed, but Tyler did stage a triumphant return to the mic.
    — Katherine Turman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
  • See photos of the game, the fans, and the team's triumphant return to Tempe.
    — The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The gap between the fan’s triumphant bald selfie and the trade blowing up was half an hour.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
  • Despite the triumphant finish, the Bulls’ chances seemed bleak for most of the night.
    — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Yet in some ways, Liu’s triumphant return makes perfect sense.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but, still, a rousing and triumphant success.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • The big game at the end is a triumphant sequence, as stylized as a musical.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
  • And some moles are all the more likely to make a triumphant return after being shaved off.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The once-triumphant world of Atlanta hip-hop is in a state of emergency.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2022
  • Last month, De Lander made her triumphant return to the ring.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fast forward three years, and the Red Comet has made a triumphant return.
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 22 June 2023

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