triumphal

Example Sentences

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But there’s only one existing triumphal arch that was deliberately constructed to be bigger than the Arc de Triomphe.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

There was also a marked contrast with the triumphal statements from the US and Iran, both of which claimed major victories after five weeks of war.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Lyndsey Vonn's triumphal comeback tour of old haunts reaches France this weekend and she wants to go home with a cow.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Roman triumphal arches were built to glorify the immense, violent power of autocratic leaders.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

At the door her sisters seized and bore her to the parlor in a triumphal procession, all pointing and all saying at once, “Look there! Look there!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott