What's the difference between jubilation and triumphant?

Jubilation


Definition:

  • (n.) A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Jubilant Democrats are eyeing so-called “red states” such as Georgia and Utah and expanding their ambitions to take both the Senate and House .
  • (2) She lives in Holland Park and welcomes visitors with a gusty wrench of the door and a jubilant "hello".
  • (3) Lamine Koné pounced on a knockdown from Jan Kirchhoff in the penalty area, evaded a tackle and squared for the substitute to prod home from seven yards and prompt scenes of unbridled jubilation in the away end.
  • (4) Trepidation gave way to further jubilation when Kightly doubled their lead.
  • (5) O'Neill is jubilant about recent developments and, particularly, with Agbonlahor's debut as a substitute for England last week.
  • (6) This bill cements Britain's leadership in creating a world that is healthier, more stable and increasingly prosperous Justine Greening The passage of the bill was met with jubilation by NGOs, who said it would bring stability to poorer countries, while encouraging other donor governments to meet the UN target.
  • (7) Every so often, however, there are ideas so bad that jubilation is the only response when they are seen off.
  • (8) By early afternoon the jubilant mood was filling protesters with hope as they congregated near the interior ministry, whose basement houses the regime's underground torture chambers.
  • (9) It’s not jubilation,” said Dick Durbin, the Senate minority whip, of the mood in the party.
  • (10) Pogliese, who is also a deputy for the party in the European parliament, woke in a jubilant mood on Monday morning, announcing to the local press that Renzi’s defeat marked “a wind of change”.
  • (11) Scenes of jubilation among protesters at Sana'a University quickly dissolved into anger and frustration as news of Saleh's speech spread.
  • (12) At first Mikel looked surprised to be in so much space, but his shot beat Trapp from six yards and that was a jubilant way for Chelsea to end the first half.
  • (13) Deborah Linton, a lecturer who lives in Barnet and who joined the Barnet CPZ Action Group said she was "absolutely jubilant" "When the CPZ was brought in, it was perfectly legitimate.
  • (14) Eight days ago, to the jubilation of its critics and environmentalists, it emerged that the Scottish executive was "minded to refuse" the £500m scheme as it would seriously damage the moor's extremely fragile, internationally-protected habitats for rare birds such as dunlin, golden eagles, merlin, golden plover and red-throated divers.
  • (15) Addressing jubilant supporters at Waukesha's county exposition centre, Walker said his renewed mandate would resonate far and wide.
  • (16) With the last kick of a riveting final Group F match Agnor Ingvi Traustason, a second-half replacement, scored a memorable goal, and as Szymon Marciniak, the Polish referee, blew instantly for time, a jubilant Iceland bench ran on to the pitch, and the fans celebrated wildly.
  • (17) Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali high five while surrounded by jubilant fans after he beat Sonny Liston.
  • (18) After a hard-fought victory one freezing night last November the jubilant forward sprinted off the pitch and hurled his shirt, shorts, socks and boots into the crowd, Sun, the chairman, recalled.
  • (19) A frenzy of jubilant activity: this is a huge win for Milo.
  • (20) The faces here, in contrast to those at the window of remembrance, are jubilant, incredulous.

Triumphant


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Foodmakers will also burble on about their “philosophy” or their “mission” or their “strong core values” or the “adventure” or “journey” they have been on in order to get their products triumphantly shelved in Waitrose .
  • (2) Looking back over the 57 years that have elapsed since his death, one sees him as an artist who played the most dangerous of all games and played it triumphantly where all his followers have failed.
  • (3) Recalling the triumphant welcome into Jerusalem, Francis said Jesus "awakened so many hopes in the heart, above all among humble, simple, poor, forgotten people, those who don't matter in the eyes of the world".
  • (4) Strauss uses his vast orchestra to depict the experiences of his character on the mountain: a distant hunting party (listen for the 12 offstage horns), waterfalls, meadows, a dark, threatening forest, losing the path, the triumphant view from the summit and the best storm in music since Rossini's William Tell Overture (listen out for the wind machine).
  • (5) In smaller meetings, he varies his tone from the confidential to the triumphant depending on the audience.
  • (6) As the neophyte becomes seasoned, these triumphant challenges will become a part of the position she has struggled for and deserves.
  • (7) Once he'd got through security his assurance returned and a triumphant Ed strode magnificently into the lobby.
  • (8) It was meant to herald the triumphant return to newsstands of a venerable 80-year-old American media institution with a proud journalistic record.
  • (9) In 2012, despite the London Whale losses of around $6bn weighing on the bank, it again turned in record – even “triumphant” – profits of $24bn, although Dimon’s pay was halved to around $11m as a scold for the scandal.
  • (10) Sandwiched into the triumphant 50s was Kneale's astonishingly mature version of 1984, an adapation that had his usual pace but encompassed the full dread and pity of the novel.
  • (11) In a triumphant survey of what he described as the group’s growing influence, the speaker also mentioned support from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
  • (12) Jürgen Klopp responded to Divock Origi’s 95th minute equaliser by beating his chest in front of the West Bromwich Albion bench, eyeballing Tony Pulis and leading Liverpool’s players in triumphant applause to the Kop.
  • (13) David Cameron was oblivious to the hell about to be unleashed within the Conservatives as he stood triumphantly at a lectern in Brussels late on Friday afternoon.
  • (14) The figures, showing a 4% gain in same-store sales and profits of $353m (£218m), up 200%, underlined what has been a triumphant return for Schultz, who became chief executive again at the start of 2008, after stepping back from day-to-day running of the business to become chairman eight years earlier.
  • (15) His triumphant Porto side could come up with flourishes in the midst of their conservatism and Chelsea will surely do likewise eventually but the Stamford Bridge project is barely begun.
  • (16) These he propagated not from the normal method of grafting, but from pips, once triumphantly producing a particularly dark specimen from a core harvested in Ted Hughes's garden.
  • (17) News of Guzmán's capture has been triumphantly received in the US, where he is blamed for up to 80% of the drugs trade in cities such as Chicago, with the official response emphasising the successful collaboration of the US with the Mexican authorities.
  • (18) About three minutes in, the descending scale becomes a blazing, triumphant melody - the sun rising on the mountain.
  • (19) The manager reminded us beforehand that we had won here last year,” the former United midfielder said on his first, triumphant return.
  • (20) Through a cacophonous sea of blue and white on either side, the bus carrying Leicester City’s triumphant Premier League champions slowly snaked its way through the streets of the city in a victory parade like no other in British footballing history.