Except tarnish their legacy they did not, Refused returned in 2012 triumphant and to universal acclaim, proving that they were just as vital and incorruptible as they had been back in 1998.
Two minutes later, he knew how Jonny Wilkinson felt in November when central London came to a halt for a couple of hours to acclaim England's triumphant rugby team.
Triumphant music filled the arena.
Triumphant Progress of the Rebels.
All the more reason then to be worshipful and impressed at the astounding work of John Richardson who has produced the third volume of his biography of Picasso, The Triumphant Years, published this week to great acclaim.
For Richard Briers, it's the romance of Irving's story: "the Knight from Nowhere", Max Beerbohm dubbed him, sent away from home at the age of four, doggedly pursuing his early ambition through a stammer and the Ugly Sister in Cinderella to acclaim as Hamlet and a triumphant career as actor manager.
The criticism fell on deaf ears as Chelsea's players celebrated earning a vital draw - especially captain John Terry as he gave triumphant clenched fist salutes before taking the acclaim of the visiting supporters.
Daenerys Targaryen - the woman who emerged triumphant from a trial by fire to be acclaimed as the uncontested leader of her people.
The critically acclaimed The Blueprint (2001), featuring the triumphant hit "Izzo (H.O.V.A .," solidified his status as one of the preeminent voices in hip-hop at the dawn of the 21st century.
But is the woman who conceived it triumphant, over the moon, high on a combination of acclaim and relief?
She performed "The Triumphant Women" and "The Pathetic Women" on tour in America and Australia, and to great acclaim at the Haymarket in London in 1911.
