triumph
noun
the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
had triumphed
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past perfectof triumph.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Two or three years after “talking pictures” were introduced to the general public in 1927, they had triumphed absolutely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The post-Cold War “end of history” era, a term popularized by political scientist Francis Fukuyama in 1989, was built around the idea that liberal democracy and the U.S.-led order had triumphed, Reid said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
King Paul I died of cancer on March 6, 1964 and Constantine succeeded him, weeks after the Center Union party had triumphed over the conservatives with 53% of the vote.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
In Wakanda, Black audiences were able to imagine an African nation that had triumphed over colonialism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
There was not one person in the crowd who did not realize that they had overcome Caesar’s strongest intentions, that their mass will had triumphed.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
