victory
noun
Examples of victory in a Sentence
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Former Democratic-leaning counties overwhelmingly voted for Trump, helping the reality TV celebrity and New York businessman go on to an upset White House victory in his first-ever political campaign.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Erskine was lifted for a pinch-hitter and the Dodgers scored three runs in the top of the eighth and went on to win, giving him his first victory.
—Russ Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
In an interview with Miami Herald columnist Andres Oppenheimer, Machado warned that Maduro’s victory in July would mean millions more Venezuelans would try to leave the country.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
After hugging his parents and family members, Scheffler began his victory walk through a crowd of cheering patrons Sunday night.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Hug, nicknamed ‘the Silver Bullet,’ broke his own course record on the way to victory with the multiple-time Paralympic gold medalist continuing his dominant run in major world marathons.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Twists and turns Liverpool’s result follows a successful night for Manchester City and Arsenal on Wednesday, with both teams easing to victories.
—Ben Church, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The victory boosted the struggling Aztecs (9-18, 4-8 Mountain West) to their first series victory of the season.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Middle English victorie, from Anglo-French, from Latin victoria, from victor
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing victory
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“Victory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victory. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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