success story

American  

noun

1. an account of the achievement of success, fortune, or fame by someone or some enterprise.

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Example Sentences

Once a classic American success story—he came from a family of striving Italian immigrants who ran Perry’s Grill on North Street in Endicott, N.Y.—Luciano’s life ended in Endicott, the birthplace of IBM.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Um, the California financial planner, had a personal-loan success story with one client, it didn’t work out so well for another.

From MarketWatch

Bangladesh was long hailed as a development success story, boasting per capita income higher than India’s and notching gains in life expectancy and female literacy—driven, in part, by its rise as a low-cost garment exporter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oklahoma City is not the only small-market success story in the NBA.

From Los Angeles Times

In that sense, the storm was a success story.

From Barron's