triumphalist
- a word derived from triumphalism.
Example Sentences
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The mood at the Mar-a-Lago news conference was triumphalist, as they celebrated what was undoubtedly a textbook operation carried out by highly professional US forces.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Germany is proof that countries don’t instantly dissolve when deprived of the crutch of triumphalist heritage.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2026
For decades, the powers that be have told a very specific narrative about us: triumphalist and trite, self-congratulatory and sappy, while staying far away from our difficult parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
This has the effect of making the finale, which actually takes an exit ramp off triumphalist clichés, genuinely surprising.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
That’s what makes it so powerful, and so threatening to those who would prefer that uncomfortable truths and challenging information be ignored in favor of triumphalist, feel-good myths.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
