Example Sentences

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The Knicks ended up triumphing 130-93, a victory that sent the team to the NBA finals for the first time in 27 years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

This kind of narrowing of the acceptable realm of conversation may have briefly led to a feeling that once marginalized groups were triumphing.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The same three clubs were in the mix in the 1997-98 campaign, with Celtic eventually triumphing after Hearts fell away.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“All the President’s Men” is not the defining American portrait of good triumphing over evil that a more naive version of myself once thought it was.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Yet the assumption that Lawrence and Teller would work together in unalloyed harmony turned out to be an instance of hope triumphing over reality.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik