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US
/tɹaɪˈəmfəɫ/
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[ UK /tɹˈaɪʌmfəl/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈaɪʌmfəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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relating to or celebrating a triumph
a triumphal procession
a triumphal arch -
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
a triumphal success
a triumphant shout
rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
How To Use triumphal In A Sentence
- Not sure I can visualise the little carts – but the multitude of vibrant flowers described with intense joy opened a triumphal way to the vision of that extraordinary gypsy lady whose beauty and style impressed you so much. Gens du voyage - French Word-A-Day
- While the solid branches were reserved for the construction of the booths, the lighter branches were carried by men, who marched in triumphal procession, singing psalms and crying "Hosanna!" which signifies, "Save, we beseech thee! Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
- Howard's belated triumphalism in the South Pacific may be no more successful than Mussolini's equally tardy attempts at empire building in North Africa.
- It was low-key and it was not saturated with triumphalism.
- Entering the village was like passing under an invisible triumphal arch, quite splendid.
- An impression of the original statue group on top may be gained from the chariot groups on the triumphal arch in the relief on the south.
- To the left we had the Champs-Elysees with their noble elms whose terminus is marked, off yonder on an elevation, by the great triumphal arch of Napoleon in the Place de L'Etoile. France Through Canadian Eyes
- Apart from the interior triumphal arch, which is pointed, the other arches are semi-circular.
- Neoliberal triumphalism, globalism, a widespread discourse: what were OGXers supposed to do aboutthem? Archive 2009-11-01
- Most reports of the now public autopsy results sound a strangely triumphal note.