triumphaltri‧um‧phal /traɪˈʌmfəl/ adjective [only before noun]Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
The general was given a triumphal parade up Broadway.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Entering the village was like passing under an invisible triumphal arch, quite splendid.
It was built as a triumphal arch for King Matthias in 1614.
On that day, Mobutu made a triumphal return from four months of convalescence abroad after prostate cancer surgery.
Poets wrote triumphal odes for victors at all these games, conferring immortality on them.
The trio was given a triumphal parade up Broadway, followed by a reception at city hall.
When we observed the centennial of these events 50 years ago, the tone of the public celebrations was triumphal.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►arch
· It was built as a triumphal arch for King Matthias in 1614.· Entering the village was like passing under an invisible triumphal arch, quite splendid.· You will note that the triumphal arch meets the traveller straight off the Charles Bridge.· The last element to be added was the magnificent triumphal arch at the entrance from the Piazza del Duomo.· Apart from the interior triumphal arch, which is pointed, the other arches are semi-circular.· Other Roman remains include the public baths and triumphal arch of Augustus.· Inside, the transept opens behind a triumphal arch which frames the apse with its altar.
done or made to celebrate a victory: a triumphal procession a triumphal arch