Example Sentences

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Germany is proof that countries don’t instantly dissolve when deprived of the crutch of triumphalist heritage.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

However, many members of the predominantly Catholic nationalist community - and some from Protestant and unionist backgrounds - say they view Orange marches as triumphalist and provocative.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2023

It’s an understandable narrative strategy in a movie that wants to avoid the obvious, triumphalist conventions of the detective procedural and that wants to be a grim indictment of genocidal capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2023

At the time, it was a sentimental and well-worn vision that defined the West: rugged cowboys, sweeping pastoral beauty, the triumphalist, freedom-loving heart of America itself.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023

In January 1982, it was Dwight Clark who grabbed “The Catch” from Joe Montana, the leaping fingertip-snare that beat the Cowboys to clinch a Super Bowl trip and define a triumphalist era for this team.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023