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
Mexico lost to England 3-2 in the World Cup Sunday night, yet thousands of Mexican Americans across Southern California took to the streets as if their team had triumphed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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
The Reds had triumphed just once in seven WSL meetings with Everton but there was confidence in the build-up that they could make up for their defeat at Anfield earlier this season.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2024
Hermione was still seething at the way Harry had triumphed without doing the work properly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
