How To Use Victory In A Sentence

A few uncounted votes or a few thousand voters turned away can be the difference between a national victory or not.
Anything less than a convincing victory by Graham Taylor's team will undermine their chances of qualifying from Group 2.
However, on the day, they showed such determination and resolution that nothing could stand between them and victory.
Watching replays of her victory run induced nervousness. Times, Sunday Times
An encouraging aspect was that each of the three new caps in the squad contributed to the victory.

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He came 20th, causing him great disappointment as his objective was no less than outright victory.
Andrea Pirlo scores from distance in AC Milan's 1-0 victory over Parma: Video: Pirlo's goal for AC Milan at Parma
Electoral victory is just a distant mirage.
This victory provided a fitting finale to a brilliant season for the club.
One more toast on this great and glorious day of victory. Man of Honour
Every great achievement is the victory of a flaming heart. Ralph Waldo Emerson
That would secure an emphatic victory and, inevitably, set tongues wagging once more. Times, Sunday Times
The Lions deserve the sweet victory in light of their sustained investment in good players.
Having savored victory, the ruffians moved on to attack the homes of well-known abolitionists in the neighborhood.
The urge for victory was almost palpable. Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's Greatest Football Manager
It could have been the springboard to victory over the Hammers but the players looked jaded. The Sun
Originally, the term referred to the rededication of the purified Temple after the Maccabees' stunning military victory. The Meaning of Hanukkah
WOLVES ended a run of eight games without victory with a win over fellow strugglers Wigan. The Sun
This feels like a victory party for laptop rock. Times, Sunday Times
Her Wimbledon victory was hailed as a triumph over adversity.
After the battle both sides claimed victory.
I'm sure we'll win./I'm confident about our victory.
The term implies something less than the ideal outcome of a war: reservation, equivocation, ambiguity, limitation—substitutes for victory. Between War and Peace
It considers that a lasting peace will be possible only after a decisive victory over the military power of the enemy. Times, Sunday Times
She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.
My family's name has been besmirched by your victory over me, but your trickery can't hope to save you now.
Many of the Confederates were of opinion that this decisive victory would be the end of the war, and that the North, seeing that the South was able as well as willing to defend the position it had taken up, would abandon the idea of coercing it into submission. With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War
Today's victory is the fifth that the Irish team has chalked up this year.
In 1940, even the indomitable Winston Churchill despaired of survival, far less ultimate victory. SAN ANDREAS
The story of Fermat's Last Theorem, the centuries spent trying to find a proof and Professor - now Sir - Andrew Wiles's final victory, is recounted in a book by Simon Singh , a physicist and author also famous for his battle to change the libel laws after he was sued for calling pseudoscientific medical treatments "bogus" . Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
In 1988 I was fortunate enough to be at Wembley to watch unfancied Wimbledon's notable FA Cup Final victory against Liverpool.
Ian Thorpe stood atop the victory podium in Barcelona today as the first swimmer in history to win the same event at three consecutive world titles.
The victory lifts him from 13th to ninth in the world. The Sun
The team's victory reflected credit on the coach.
One more toast on this great and glorious day of victory. Man of Honour
Last year, in fact, only four Americans tasted victory.
Larkham was in his element in his country's victory over Romania as he constantly probed for breaks against a brittle defence.
TVG hopes to parlay a victory in California with one in D.C., but as most bettors know, parlays are risky ventures at best.
Rommel's army had to be worn down, and if it had been allowed to withdraw intact into the mountain fastnesses of Tunisia, securing a decisive land victory in North Africa would have been rendered immensely difficult.
In 1940, even the indomitable Winston Churchill despaired of survival, far less ultimate victory. SAN ANDREAS
Wolves may have cruised to victory but they needed a controversial penalty on 18 minutes to open the scoring. The Sun
For the stupid person up there that wrote "the failure of 08 begins" I can tell you that's exactly the opposite: "the recover 08 begins", no more Bush mistakes and his heir is going to be defeated big time, is going to be a victory by a huge margin!!! Obama: The general election fight should start next week
“Thanks to the Prophet that hath so far honoured our mountains as to send from their bosom him whose word is victory,” answered the paynim. The Talisman
If that happens, even a Walker victory would be a pyrrhic one. Will Americans' support for public workers matter?
Ultimate victory for them lies at the level of grand strategy rather than on the field of battle.
And as, in this battle of thoughts, those which spoke for her won the victory, it seemed to me becoming to address her, and I said this sonnet, which begins, 'A gentle thought '; and I called it _gentle_ because I was speaking to a gentle lady, -- but otherwise it was most vile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859
Hingis signalled her return to form with a convincing victory.
An early piece of legal work led to an important victory in court. Times, Sunday Times
Tullow clinched victory in the last thirty seconds of the game.
It may yet click its way to victory after victory, a monument to the Tinkertoy dreams of childhood.
This accomplished, they must then bespeed them to the top of the hill again, where two loaded rifles yet remained, in whose leaden bullets lay, as they trusted, the golden chance of victory. Burl
But it took three more match points before he could wrap up victory. ITF World of Tennis
Both loved to be the go-to guy, the man expected to make the crucial contribution to victory. Times, Sunday Times
This victory allowed them to leapfrog Hibs and move back into third place in the league.
DALLAS -- Kevin Durant scored 24 points and James Harden added 23, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, knotting the Western Conference finals at one game each. Thunder Beat Mavericks 106-100, Tie Series At 1
Such items encouraged meaningful reflection on the Union victory; they also provided hours of entertainment and diversion.
Wakefield, Boston's 45-year-old knuckleballer, is stalled in his pursuit of his 200th career victory. Hasn't Wakefield Waited Long Enough?
Aside from the valuable title, a victory here carries with it a $300,000 grant and a one-year mentorship.
Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol calls Redondo Beach police after paparazzi tail his car LeBron James scores 30, Cavaliers wear down Celtics for 104-93 win Marion, Mavericks win 12th in a row with 125-112 victory over Timberwolves Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
Sport is not a bolt-on extra in the lives of champions, sport is everything to them and victory the aim of their every waking moment.
Experts from both sides of the Atlantic will discuss battlefield tactics, the contribution of Loyalists and Native Americans, the role of officers, and the real reasons why the British forces failed to achieve victory.
The Swiss calmly wrapped up the victory on the first of three match points a game later.
The county remains agog since that superlative victory over Tipperary and supporters will relish this latest opportunity to get another look at the heroes of that unforgettable day.
Ahmadinejad's 'victory' saps the Islamic Republic yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Ahmadinejad\'s \'victory\' saps the Islamic Republic '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: The Islamic Republic needs to seize the moment to respond to Iranians and the wider world before it traps itself into becoming the Islamic Republic of the Revolutionary Guards of Iran, an isolated military dictatorship akin to North Korea or Myanmar. Ahmadinejad's 'victory' saps the Islamic Republic
Neil Callan rides to victory in the last race of the day to leave the race for the meeting's top jockey wide open.
He insists that, even though he wears the garlands of victory, he must leave the city of Argos in disgrace and return to the oracle of Apollo in the city of Pytho, also called Delphi.
The last despairing effort had seen the Nationalists gain a decisive victory. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge
Three reds remain but Hendry surprisingly concedes to leave his opponent just one frame from victory.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
Most English historians were cured of such flatulent emotion by the carnage of the first world war, the desolation of the great slump and the perilously tight margin of victory in the second world war.
However, subsequent independent surveys of actual ballots indicated a dramatic shift, with Mr Fujimori nearing a first-round victory.
Amazingly, he took a shutout into the ninth inning before RHP Mike Williams got the final two outs in a 3-0 victory.
Instead, a micro Ducati motorcycle would be taking the top placer on his victory lap.
Victory riots have claimed the lives of two college students in Massachusetts alone this year.
In victory they were humble and in defeat superb. The Sun
But she was criticized as a showboat for her victory prance around the field with an enormous fake gold medal dangling from her neck and a cell phone pressed to her ear. The Bad Girl of Women’s Soccer
But anticipations of victory, however rational, were premature.
However, the pink revolution failed with the victory of a hardliner.
At Claremorris on Sunday afternoon, the visitors overwhelmed the home side with an emphatic victory.
People come from everywhere to celebrate the victory.
It was a victory to bring a smile to the face of even the most cynical and world-weary sport-watcher.
In another interesting display of tradition, the winners in the women's race got to do a victory lap with laurel in their hair.
It was in these vales that the Saxons of the plain and the Gad of the mountains had many a desperate and bloody encounter, in which it was frequently impossible to decide the palm of victory between the mailed chivalry of the low country and the plaided clans whom they opposed. The Fair Maid of Perth
When a main element is dependence on a unilaterally declared temporary cease-fire by one of the key violent actors on the scene – which has not been defeated and which can rescind the cease-fire at any time – how can it be termed a “success”, nevermind a “victory”? Matthew Yglesias » “Winning” The War
The triumph also meant a shutout victory for goalkeeper Tim Howard, the first American to play in the final.
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
The odds are that, whoever romps home to victory, there'll be plenty of laughs along the way.
He appears to be assured of victory. Times, Sunday Times
It was a victory for them that must have been tinged with great regret as to what might have been. Times, Sunday Times
A runoff is to take place between the two top vote getters as no candidate gained more than 50 percent of the votes, needed to secure an electoral victory.
In this context, it's the fight against these systems that are more important than actual victory.
But Monaco richly deserved the victory for a hugely impressive performance. Times, Sunday Times
A narrow margin of victory for her would increase the likelihood of that. Times, Sunday Times
The failure to address indiscipline by proper punishment is a victory for the do-gooders and defeat for children's education.
The latest jolt from the defending Eastern Conference champions came Wednesday night in a 5-3 victory. USATODAY.com
As the warriors passed along the mountain trails, they watched for portents of future victory or defeat. THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World
Tasmania were bowled out for 198, well short of the 313 they required for victory after Victoria declared at 3 for 181 in the morning.
The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest.
Victory would mean pipping their opponents to top spot. Hope Powell's England need cool heads in the heat of World Cup battle
Ragland won the Trophy-Truck division for the third consecutive year, and Fortin took the overall pro and unlimited Class I victory.
The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds.
An arduous experience has a strong chance of a happy ending after this hard-fought victory. Times, Sunday Times
Shouts of "Howzat!" resounded across a Beijing football pitch as Chinas cricketers battled yesterday for victory in the first final of the National Cricket Tournament.
Victory for the allied coalition was swift and decisive. A Rock and a Hard Place
She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.
Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward.
But without an outright victory against a formal challenger, how can he clear the air? Times, Sunday Times
Universities and colleges welcomed the move, seeing it as victory for their long-running campaign to reduce the inspection burden.
Many eyed Fred hopefully; for the word had gone around that upon him Riverport must depend to wrest victory from the grasp of that tall runner, Boggs, who was said to be a tremendous "stayer," and as speedy almost as Colon himself. Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School
Compare the size of Rudd's victory with that of the last "seachange" Labor leader, Gough Whitlam, in 1972, who sought to distinguish himself dramatically from the schlerotic Coalition of William McMahon. Newmatilda.com - Comments
They will be hoping to have a full strength squad to choose from and hopefully a big crowd will turn out to lend their support and cheer the Sarsfields on to what we hope will be a victory.
They knew they were trying to ride a very weak and handicapped candidate to victory, and he went down to a much worse defeat than they had anticipated and so I think right now a lot of Democrats are stunned.
Those servers (which were lodged in the basement of a bank in Chattanooga, Tennessee) mysteriously "malfunctioned" during a critical period in the deep night of the election when a 200,000-vote exit poll margin for John Kerry somehow morphed into a victory for Bush/Rove. Harvey Wasserman: Do the Neo-Cons Need Karl Rove When They Can Count on the Democrats?
Onc of the players made a good shot, jumped to his feet, and waved his arms in self-congratulation as he gave a victory yell. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
Yet victory will benefit those countries with the least stomach for the fight. The Sun
Without a good number of experienced, committed blockaders on the ground even a brief tactical victory would be impossible. The Brawl in St. Paul
He also gets to brag to his base about that victory, even as he demoralizes conservative voters. The Real GOP Debt Choice
The film ends with Poles dancing their traditional polonaise to celebrate a military victory over the Russians.
Greg then went on a successful tour of Europe, in which he scored an important kayo victory over Jose Urtain.
But Monaco richly deserved the victory for a hugely impressive performance. Times, Sunday Times
What would be the point of Blackburn fans rejoicing in the victory over the ‘old enemy’ if many can't be bothered to cheer the side on to a potential semi-final clash at the Millennium Stadium?
Leave it to the Democrats to once again snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. Rendell: 'Very unlikely' Clinton will win
A stunning goal from Jean Makoun gave the French side a narrow victory over the La Liga outfit in midweek, meaning the Spanish side face an uphill task in the second leg of their tie to remain in Europe's premium competition. Yahoo! Sports - Top News
Alongside the advance of the domestic "progressive consensus" that New Labour has created, victory in the referendum will be the third term fulfilment of the Blair premiership and we would, in the process, achieve an irreversible shift towards a more social-democratic Britain. The great "democrat" writes
But those players aren't guaranteed to keep their places as no less then seven absentees from Monday's derby at Victory Park are set to return.
With his opponent looking tired, Khan took full advantage landing plenty of powerful shots to secure a comprehensive victory.
This victory was a massive uplift for us.
After an even third round, Oxford claimed the victory by a majority decision.
A beautiful backhand topspin lob got Capriati within two points of victory, and she wrapped it up with a good deep forehand and then a backhand passing shot. USATODAY.com - Capriati wins on wet day at U.S. Open
Fifth on the inside down the backstretch, he had to wait until midstretch before he could angle Perfect Sting between rivals and they just got up for the victory.
Mahan did not hold that the ultimate outcome had been preordained - that is, that naval supremacy as such guaranteed victory.
Oxford UCCE women's cricket team began this season as they finished the last - with a comprehensive victory over their Cambridge rivals.
Their defence has been porous since the start of the season but crucially it kept a clean sheet in the home victory over the Dutch last week.
While this lengthy retrieval process was being effected, the batsmen were trotting up and down at their leisure to compile the 47 runs necessary for victory. Great Sporting Failures
Former claimer Trailthefox became a graded-stakes winner on Saturday, cruising to a victory over Starbury in the Arlington-Washington Futurity.
A wise ruler is generous in victory.
Now Clara must lead the Second Republic to victory and unlock the long-lost secrets of the Old Ones -- or life on Mars will cease to exist ... Queen of Mars, a novel by Al Sarrantonio
Manager of its football team from 1963 to 1974, this prince of charm was a true gentleman, magnanimous in defeat and generous in victory.
The Redskins will be looking to repeat their Super Bowl victory next season.
But to Carlyle people in conversation requires constant practice with a master -- _consuetudine quotidiana cum aliquo congredi_ -- and he had for so long a time knocked everybody down without meeting the least resistance, that victory had palled upon him, and he had, so to speak, "vinegared" on himself. Memoirs
We are hopeful of our final victory.
And the narrow victory lifted Wibsey above the east Leeds side into the second promotion position.
This production charts her struggle with, and ultimately victory over, the circumstances which threaten to destroy her.
Our baseball team chalked up another victory.
Problems with the hybrid system of the third car spelt an end to its chances of victory. Times, Sunday Times
Justices have thrown out the nominal victory of the sitting prime minister and now called for a revote, a revote that will happen December 26.
We may be magnanimous in victory but we do so enjoy a good defeat, too. Times, Sunday Times
Few would begrudge her victory as she is one of Britain's unsung sporting heroines. Times, Sunday Times
TORONTO (AP) - Clutching two paper cups of cola, Denver coach George Karl planned to celebrate New Year's Eve, and his 900th career victory, with something stronger but not bubblier. USATODAY.com
She looked properly concerned when he described how the film had been jostled from its place of victory at the eleventh hour. MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY
Mids sealed their first victory in four matches with more than four overs to spare.
This victory provided a fitting finale to a brilliant season for the club.
To read a tirade of abuse like this can only add to that trauma and make Nadia's bravery and eventual victory all the more commendable.
Just as an aside, Perry Forde, despite nicotine withdrawals was in fine fettle and led her team to victory in a riveting match-up led by quizmaster Billy Varley who also had to make the supreme sacrifice.
And then a miraculous soundscape of snow before the great hymn of victory. Times, Sunday Times
A victory for Brazil had been predicted and such indeed was the result.
How did a victory that almost no one had predicted come about? Times, Sunday Times
The election leaves it with no agenda for governing such division, even if it claims a victory.
If St. Michael had stepped down from a church window, leaving the dragon slain, he would have looked no otherwise than she, all gleaming with steel, and with grey eyes full of promise of victory: the holy sword girdled about her, and a little battle-axe hanging from her saddle-girth. A Monk of Fife
So when Mark Hensby tapped in his par putt on the second playoff hole to clinch his victory at the Deere, he also earned a spot at Royal Troon.
At last, a 5-0 victory gives England's supporters something to shout about.
No ifs or buts about it, victory over the hour went to the better side.
That would be a dire outcome considering Sunday's resounding victory for democracy. Times, Sunday Times
Recall the dull front-runner, unloved but unavoidable, who plods ahead to victory in his place.
But despite his foot coming out of one of his irons, Batchelor kept his cool and his mount dug deep to claim the victory with Lacdoudal.
With his victory in Florida officially certified, Bush announced new moves to lay claim to the White House.
Frankie Dettori's bid to notch up his third straight victory in the race was dashed as his mount Doyen finished fourth.
However, the line separating circumcision and castration is at times hard to discern in these texts because the mutilation, whether partial or complete, seems to instantiate a form of subjectivity that for all attempts at containment continues to inhere in the narratives and haunts even the most triumphant accounts of victory over Tipu in the early Projection, Patriotism, Surrogation: Handel in Calcutta
That combined with the Hillary & Bill Appalacian bus tour ... to udo the "kitchen sink strategy" ... would give Team Obama a landslide victory in November of 2008. Carter: Obama-Clinton ticket unlikely
They rooted their football team on to victory.
Michigan finished 10-2 and capped its season with an overtime victory over Alabama in the Orange Bowl.
The movie portrays him as a dedicated martinet interested only in victory.
Fall is not a failure, can not stand up to failure; walking is not successful, only unremittingly is victory.
The victory was enough to lift Harden up to third from bottom, leaving Thackley and Silsden in the relegation zone with two games to go.
Her victory means Labour now has 37 seats on Bradford Council, one more than the Tories.
MIT Press The bombing for the sake of "frightfulness" (an imitation of the Germans) and the insolent demand for unconditional surrender, and the blind policy with Russia were all blunders as well as wrongs, and have produced a stale-mate where materially there was a clear victory. 'The Letters of George Santayana'
The victory gave Edwards a sweep of the Cup and Busch races at Atlanta that weekend, and he is the only driver to pick up his first checkered flag in both series the same weekend.
Ramesses claimed the victory from this drawn fight, celebrated in monumental funerary temple reliefs still visible at Thebes on the Nile.
On the blog he claims a dubious victory. Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile, aids-de-camp galloped along the lines, announcing the arrival of Grouchy, to reanimate the drooping spirits of the men; for, at last, a doubt of victory was breaking upon the minds of those who never before, in the most adverse hour of fortune, deemed _his_ star could set that led them on to glory. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886
The U.S., for its part, counted it as a victory when a member of the Bolshoi would hop an airport turnstile and defect.
A combination of superior tactics, better use of material, and fierce military and partisan fighting led to Soviet victory.
As the news of the victory spread across the country, villagers left their mountain hideouts and joined his righteous army, which grew into a force of 2,000 people.
Victory at the Deutsche Bank championship lifts Singh to number one in the world rankings.
I was just about brushing my teeth in Fajuyi Hall, OAU, when guys in different halls began to shout all over the place. everyone tuned up their radios and the whole campus went gaga ... there was an unarranged parade on the streets, students who hadnt had their bath thronged everywhere waving makeshift flags of victory, beating drums and dancing all over the place ... JUNE 8 AND THE DEATH OF ABACHA
In both groups the victory was achieved mainly by throws and the ability to force the opponent into penalty situations.
Meantime, Brian Bell of Bangor scored an impressive victory in the men's 100m freestyle with a time of 52.70.
One of the McCain campaign's chief assaults on Barack Obama is that McCain is insisting that the troops return only after "victory" in Iraq, while Obama refuses to use that word -- a position the McCain forces describe as tantamount to wanting to lose. Petraeus: I Don't Know That I Will Ever Use The Word "Victory" For Iraq
It was the willingness to shoulder responsibility and the single-minded pursuit of victory. Times, Sunday Times
There are some who consider that the greatest scene in history -- the hero sheathing his sword "after a life of spotless honor, a purity unreproached, a courage indomitable, and a consummate victory. American Men of Action
But he is not gloating over his victory.
And he was an unreliable ambassador for California, with only the Oaklawn victory to show for nine trips out of state.
he was their best hope for a victory
His party won a landslide victory in the elections.
The appellate court, though it reversed the defendant's trial court victory, agreed that such an argument could be pursued.
They won a handsome victory in the elections.
Avoid using words, but an occasional one-word exclamatory e.g., Victory! is okay. The Elegant Solution
Germany have won 55 for a 60 per cent victory ratio. The Sun
Wet Bank Guy "retaliated", sort of, with a jib jab video and Adrastos offered up a Barbie Doll advertisement, and ... well, Greg all but declared an early victory. Your Right Hand Thief
Under the pressure that comes with a major final Boswell's chest-on, round-arm action disintegrated and Somerset cruised to victory.

How To Use Victory In A Sentence

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