success story
noun
1
: a story of a person who rises to fortune, acclaim, or brilliant achievement
In the world of finance, his is a great success story.
2
: someone or something that has achieved a goal
I am one of the diet clinic's success stories.
3
: someone or something that has achieved wealth, respect, or fame
That company is one of this area's biggest success stories.
Examples of success story in a Sentence
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Yet while Musi has many trappings of a startup success story, a closer look raises questions about its unusual business model, which the company says involves sourcing music from Google’s YouTube.
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 May 2024
Psychiatry, at first, looks like another success story.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Bayer Leverkusen, instead, has stepped up, a fairy-tale success story that reads like a searing critique at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park, crystallizing a sense of waywardness, of lost purpose, that has been festering for some time.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
According to Brian White of the Washington DOT, the wildlife crossings in Banff, Alberta, Canada, were a success story to mimic.
—Conor Knighton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
Despite the ongoing economic woes in San Jose’s urban heart, Sed regrets her venture didn’t become a long-term success story in the city’s downtown.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Andriy Lunin has been Los Blancos' unexpected success story in 2023/2024, who has had just as much a part in an eight-point lead at the top of La Liga and qualification to the Champions League quarterfinals as say Jude Bellingham.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The truth is that the U.S. economy is a remarkable success story.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Fast forward a decade and two more locations, and Mah-Ze-Dahr is a sugary success story.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 May 2024
Psychiatry, at first, looks like another success story.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Bayer Leverkusen, instead, has stepped up, a fairy-tale success story that reads like a searing critique at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park, crystallizing a sense of waywardness, of lost purpose, that has been festering for some time.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
According to Brian White of the Washington DOT, the wildlife crossings in Banff, Alberta, Canada, were a success story to mimic.
—Conor Knighton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
Despite the ongoing economic woes in San Jose’s urban heart, Sed regrets her venture didn’t become a long-term success story in the city’s downtown.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Andriy Lunin has been Los Blancos' unexpected success story in 2023/2024, who has had just as much a part in an eight-point lead at the top of La Liga and qualification to the Champions League quarterfinals as say Jude Bellingham.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The truth is that the U.S. economy is a remarkable success story.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Fast forward a decade and two more locations, and Mah-Ze-Dahr is a sugary success story.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Success story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/success%20story. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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