Modifying Another Word

• ultimately: Some would say they were mad - yet they were, even at great personal sacrifice, ultimately triumphant.

• again: The next matches played were with the High School of Glasgow and Craigholme School, where RGC were again triumphant beating both teams.

• home: Sue Corlett from the Isle of Man went home triumphant despite yielding first place in both dressage and marathon to Angela Flanagan.

• eventually: Only fragments of them survived the fires of the eventually triumphant Catholic Church.

• almost: The guard, still shaking, had developed a nasty, almost triumphant smile.

• also: Progress is halting and painful, but also triumphant and often blackly humorous.

Preposition: over

• death: It portrays a risen Christ triumphant over death and suffering.

Modifies a noun

• homecoming: The last gig we did at The Greenhouse in London was a triumphant homecoming for us.

• fanfare: The music is full of power with upbeat tempos, dynamic rhythyms, memorable themes and loud triumphant fanfares.

• comeback: Following last season's unfortunate relegation to Division 2, the Academicals are planning a triumphant comeback.

• finale: The moving piece builds and culminates in a triumphant finale, full of joy and hope.

• return: Gary Little made a triumphant return to the Just Laugh stage.

• procession: If there's any doubt that Rome deserves a triumphant procession to herald its arrival, bear this in mind.

Used with adjective complement

• emerge: Local pub the Three Jolly Butchers emerged triumphant with their blazing yellow Albion kit, very kindly donated by the Brighton football club.

• stand: Back on topic, " Who is she that stands triumphant?

• return: Data in the bag, I returned triumphant to the UK.

• rise: Over the most excruciating torture of body the brave soul may rise triumphant.

• feel: I felt quite triumphant over writing a story set in my own country.

• sound: Now that all sounds pretty triumphant for that first group of people, doesn't it?

Preposition: in

• heaven: It clearly showed the relationship between the Church militant upon the earth and the Church triumphant in heaven.