Sentence examples for was triumph from inspiring English sources
verb
To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
The result was "Triumph of the Will".
Also popular was Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, a puppet performed by Robert Smigel.
There was triumph: Shane Victorino, of the Red Sox, pumping his hands against his chest last night after clearing the bases with a double in the third inning.
When it came to it, it might even have been better for Barcelona too – the unexpected difficulty making celebrations more meaningful somehow – and there was triumph in their response, which had been superb.
Among the newspapers that tried to capture both angles, the most popular headline phrase was "Triumph and Tragedy" (but almost never "Tragedy and Triumph"; except in one case, the triumph comes first).
When there was triumph or disaster to report, they were apt to reflect it in the tone of their voices") and too little ("For some reason a man … can express personality better by voice alone than can a woman" – Southern Daily Echo in 1928) – or sometimes both at the same time.
It was triumph for the desire that St Johnstone put into the game and the visitors were typically impressive in defence.
Monday was triumph, followed by terror.
Leni Riefenstahl's film was Triumph of the Will and it was a consummate piece of Nazi propaganda.
It's triumph, it's wonderful, a very happy moment.
Sportsmanship is triumph's salute to time.
