How to use triumph in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun, verb
Triumph means a conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. Example: “After being defeated in three previous finals, Roger finally tasted triumph at this year's competition.”
Examples of triumph by meaning
nounA conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
- the triumph of knowledge
- After being defeated in three previous finals, Roger finally tasted triumph at this year's competition.
- Only a handful of rock musicians have become genuine icons - larger-than-life symbolic figures whose personal triumphs and vicissitudes seem to mirror the ups and downs of rock as a whole, and sometimes of the society that nurtures it.1981 May 31, Robert Palmer, “Two Icons of Rock Music”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2023
nounA work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.
- Scorsese's latest film is a triumph.
- This wedding cake is a triumph.
verbTo succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
- He triumphed on every count, thanks to sheer ability.2016 March 3, David Thomson, The Guardian
More sentences with triumph
- Aerons were hailed as triumphs of industrial design.From the entry Aeron
- Many believed that the reduction in public spending was a disaster but the spin doctors presented it as a triumph for lower taxation.From the entry spin doctor
- That survival was a triumph against the "stridently modernist" plans then put forth.2025 February 5, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railway heritage saved in 2024”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 53, about Liverpool Street station in…. From the entry put forth
- Today we see the triumph of hyper-hygiene, a sort of rupophobia.2022, Cosimo Schinaia, Psychoanalysis and Ecology, page 65. From the entry rupophobia
- My discovery that she was an aviation blonde passed as a hollow triumph.2021, Tyler Black, Johnny Geddes, Free Radical, page 244. From the entry aviation blonde
- The metagame gives you the feeling of triumph that comes from collaborative problem-solving.2019, Ellie Dix, Board Game Family: Reclaim your children from the screen, Crown House Publishing Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry metagame
- He said he wanted the show of flowers next year to be a triumph of gardencraft.2019, Frederic Henry Balfour, Austin and His Friends. From the entry gardencraft
- A great number of the Parisian population were groaning, but the revolutionists triumphed with joy.2018, Imbert De Saint-Amand, Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty, page 167. From the entry revolutionist
- His greatest triumphs involved manipulating the love life of the ‘obstetric toad’ (the common midwife toad).2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 39. From the entry obstetric toad
- That was awesome!" a dreadlocked game-master cheered, as one girl triumphed in her game of Fantasy Football.2013 November 25, Lydia DePillis, “Microsoft might be beating Google at retail. No, really.”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.…. From the entry dreadlocked
- In this naiveté and forgetting, Nietzsche finds the triumph of the Apollinian illusion.2012, Robert R. Williams, Tragedy, Recognition, and the Death of God, page 146. From the entry Apollinian
- He has resisted all society's attempts to feminize him: he is a triumph of testosteronic impulse.2010, Fay Weldon, Chalcot Crescent, page 15. From the entry testosteronic
- Adult love, loss, triumph and decline is catalogued by PSB's words, rhythms, clothes and politics.2008, Tara Brabazon, Thinking Popular Culture: War, Terrorism and Writing, page 155. From the entry PSB
- In our time, Krugman argues, the malefactors of megawealth have triumphed.2007 October 21, David M. Kennedy, “Malefactors of Megawealth”, in New York Times. From the entry megawealth
- Seigel had at least triumphed over the Japanese censor and his black pen.2006, Calton Lewis, Wake Island: The Story of a Civilian Pow at Niigata, Japan 1941-1945. From the entry black out
- Years and years of market research, which lead to my greatest triumph.2006 October 11, Tina Fey, “Pilot” (5:19 from the start), in 30 Rock, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). From the entry trivection
- The story of the woodhen is one outstanding conservation triumph in a plethora of tragedy.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 233. From the entry plethora
- Is it the ultimate triumph of the Bill Gates era, in which geek is the new cool?2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 265. From the entry geek
- Solving the Basel problem was one of the early triumphs of L.2005, Rajendra Bhatia, Fourier Series, Mathematical Association of America, →ISBN, section 3.10, page 75. From the entry Basel problem
- Only a strong countermovement could prevent the triumph of Semitism all over the world.2005, Roderick Stackelberg, “Hentschel, Willibald (1858–1947)”, in Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice, →ISBN. From the entry Semitism
- It's a small triumph that LiveWire's sparkless production manages to preserve the plot.2004 July 23, Lawrence Bommer, “Much Ado About Nothing”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry sparkless
- It was more than an anticlimax: it was a triumph for the President.2003, Sidney Blumenthal, The Clinton Wars, →ISBN. From the entry lay a glove on
- At the end, I had managed to transform my humiliation into a triumph of smell-o-rama weaponry.2002 October, Reginald E. Zelnik, Robert Cohen, The Free Speech Movement: Reflections on Berkeley in the 1960s, University of California…. From the entry smell-o-rama
- Not ripoff but great triumph of; the world adopts the diasporan esthetic."1998 November 20, Peter Margasak, “DKV Trio With Johannes Bauer, Axel Dorner & Thomas Lehn”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry diasporan
- When Brazil triumphed over Italy in the final, it kicked up the price of Brazilian bonds.1998, Paul Stiles, Riding the bull: my year in the madness at Merrill Lynch, page 200. From the entry kick up
- The Wild Things are a triumph of stagecraft, and they galumph away with the show.1990, John von Rhein, The Chicago Tribune, "Wild Things Perfect Fare for Holidays", December 19, 1990. From the entry galumph
- The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless.1986 January 23, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “The Smoke Screen”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Humphrey Appleby…. From the entry heartless
- On this base are "Various Serpents" made out of metal, the triumph of the coiling process.1986 August 24, William Zimmer, “Mayan Themes in Stamford Sculpture Show”, in New York Times, page CN28. From the entry curvaceousness
- The sandcastler “is engaged in creating a moment of triumph, a moment of splendor and personal achievement.1981, Books of the Times, page 338. From the entry sandcastler
- But over what transphenomenal imperfections does the immortal soul continue to triumph on and on and on?1980, Walter Arnold Kaufmann, Discovering the Mind: Goethe, Kant, and Hegel, page 120. From the entry transphenomenal
- In the second half of that century, the intellectual triumph of Latindom and Christendom is complete.1975, George Sarton, Introduction to the history of science. From the entry Latindom
- With “good honest bread” as the base, the smorrebrod are an artistic triumph which delight connoisseurs.1970, Volume Feeding Institutions, page 140. From the entry smorrebrod
- Beginning in antiquity, it narrates wars, wanderings, the diasporae, rebellions, persecutions, individual and collective triumphs and survivals.1966, Publishers Weekly, volume 189, page 81, column 2. From the entry diasporae
- The teacher’s notes and private lessons, legendarily virtuous, had triumphed once again.1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, published 2001, Part Two, Chapter 4. From the entry legendarily
Meaning of triumph
- noun A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
- noun A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
- noun Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
Questions about triumph in a sentence
- How do you use triumph in a sentence?
- Triumph is used as a noun and verb. For example: “After being defeated in three previous finals, Roger finally tasted triumph at this year's competition.”
- What is a short sentence with triumph?
- “the triumph of knowledge”
- What does triumph mean?
- Triumph means a conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
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