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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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Encouraged by the discovery of streptothricin and stimulated by the triumphal development of penicillin treatment, the research team headed by Dr. Waksman continued their untiring search for new antibiotic-producing microbes. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1952 - Presentation Speech