Finally, definition of the word triumphalist, as I understand it. From Wordnik.com. [The Pajamas Media blogging enterprise has collapsed.] Reference
And these ideas, which are typically identified as triumphalist (my way or the highway), still govern much of the ideological framework of the national identity. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Marshall: Apres Hannity, Le Deluge] Reference
Cosatu said it would no longer take a "triumphalist" approach to. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
OWEN: But does Alistair Campbell have the right to say this in a kind of triumphalist manner in that his reputation had been impugned and he feels that Hutton cleared it?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2004] Reference
They are experiencing a great triumphalist euphoria. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Views Political, Economic Situation] Reference
Nor do they turn triumphalist when, tomorrow, the sun shines. From Wordnik.com. [Provinces build the ANC and prepare for the Truth Commission] Reference
Wallace made similar triumphalist predictions on this site in 2006. From Wordnik.com. [Candidate For RNC Chair Was Member Of Whites-Only Country Club] Reference
We must be careful, we must not boast, we must not use triumphalist language. From Wordnik.com. [MONCADA BARRACKS ANNIVERSARY SPEECH] Reference
We are now confronting a triumphalist capitalism, a triumphalist imperialism. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Makes Closing Remarks at FEU Meeting] Reference
There's nothing worse than a triumphalist speech greeted by absolute silence. From Wordnik.com. [The Prime Ministerial Debate; Newsbeat Leader Interviews; The Vote Now Show] Reference
They burst forth, to the accompaniment of keening engines and triumphalist music. From Wordnik.com. ['Speed Racer'] Reference
It stands opposed to any triumphalist viewpoints regarding digital communications. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Death of Why] Reference
My heart performs more antics, but I allow no triumphalist note to enter my voice. From Wordnik.com. [the mission song]
Fraser thinks Obama is too triumphalist and Hilary Clinton is positioning for 2012. From Wordnik.com. [The week that was] Reference
The Yankees know this, even more so at this time of elation and triumphalist euphoria. From Wordnik.com. [16th Workers Federation Congress Closes] Reference
In the triumphalist thesis of globalization, a rising economic tide is supposed to lift all boats. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Learn From Seattle] Reference
But let me say at the outset that, though a blogger myself, I am not a triumphalist about blogging. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Rosen: A Blog is a Little First Amendment Machine] Reference
We need liberation from uncritical triumphalist attitudes, of which anti-Semitism is always a sign. From Wordnik.com. [Lecture to the 5th International Sabeel Conference "Holy Land and Holy People" Jerusalem] Reference
Is The Persians a triumphalist exercise, relishing (perhaps understandably) the sweet taste of victory?. From Wordnik.com. [The National Theatre of Wales does battle with Aeschylus's The Persians] Reference
And this was, of course, a triumphalist nation -- in part (but only in part) because of the written history. From Wordnik.com. [The Current Intersection] Reference
Also, Mormonism is the purest expression of the American combination of puritanism with triumphalist hedonism. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking: Romney Doesn't Pander To Right On Intelligent Design!] Reference
A way of getting it right and genuinely turning our backs on the manipulative, the superior, and the triumphalist '. From Wordnik.com. [The Archbishop's Response to the Presence and Engagement Study Day, with Q&As] Reference
This has been protested by the Catholic residents, who object to that march, saying it is triumphalist and sectarian. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2001] Reference
I fear too much triumphalist talk of it being "all over" for AGW and eco-fascism will lead people to relax their gaurd. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
In the Boston Globe, Dan Shaughnessy all but sticks his tongue out at Pats haters with an unashamedly triumphalist column. From Wordnik.com. [Rockies Prevail in 13th Inning,] Reference
The new triumphalist policy received a further boost when Europe failed to deal effectively with the breakup of Yugoslavia. From Wordnik.com. [David Calleo: Death of a Superpower: Twenty Years After] Reference
"Although it was painful not to use the names of some historical figures we sought to avoid a triumphalist approach," Mr Asmal said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In the days that followed, further polling seemed to indicate that floating voters had seen the rally as excessive and triumphalist. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Kinnock Lesson: Sold-Out Stadium Speeches Aren't Always a Good Thing] Reference
As we said before, we should never become despondent because the weather is bad nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
On those days when I have a lot of patience, I use the eight o'clock show as an exercise to detect what is hidden behind the triumphalist phrases. From Wordnik.com. [Yoani Sanchez: The Censor Knows That My Tender Cuban Eyes Can't be Trusted With Unfiltered Television News] Reference
And is the book the archbishop's riposte to all those monsters of triumphalist atheism such as Richard Dawkins, AC Grayling and Christopher Hitchens?. From Wordnik.com. [Cross purposes - Guardian] Reference
Of course, I mean Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, Steven Cambone, and so many triumphalist others so present on the talk shows in early 2003. From Wordnik.com. [Gary Hart: Welcome to the Hornets' Nest] Reference
Aref Ali Nayed, director of the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in Amman, Jordan, called Mr. Allam's baptism a "triumphalist tool for scoring points.". From Wordnik.com. [Burning a Bridge Between Faiths] Reference
"A triumphalist approach would have been counter-productive and would have operated against the interests of the government of national unity in which I serve," he added. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
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