Example sentences for: triumphs

How can you use “triumphs” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Congress passed a tax bill Clinton has promised to veto, and passed spending bills intended to financially disable his priorities despite Clinton's consistent triumphs in budget standoffs over the past four years.

  • In China, for example, the big story had been the Chinese government's self-proclaimed diplomatic triumphs, such as President Clinton's visit to Beijing and Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visits to Moscow and Tokyo; in Russia it had been the collapse of the post-Soviet financial system and the humiliation of market reformers; in Israel the disintegration of Benjamin Netanyahu's government amid bitter divisions over the Middle East peace process; in South Africa the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on apartheid-era crimes; in Germany the September election that ousted Chancellor Helmut Kohl and brought the Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder to power; in Italy the country's success in qualifying to join the new euro currency; and in France its soccer team's 3-0 victory over Brazil in the final of the World Cup.

  • Tanned and beaming after a string of recent triumphs, Jack decides to introduce his old buddy to his "muse," Sarah (Sharon Stone)--a goddess of inspiration supposedly descended from the ancient Greeks.

  • Maybe Reagan got lucky once or twice, but could luck account for Reagan's triumphs in the multiple ventures he pursued and the multiple policies he enacted?

  • As most historians have recognized, Hitler's triumphs in foreign policy and the economy earned him the admiration of many, if not most Germans.


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