half-triumphant

There was a note of half-amused, half-triumphant mockery in her voice.

The Lamp of Fate Margaret Pedler

The result must have been satisfactory, for a half-triumphant smile flitted across her face.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Various

Opal watched him, a smile, half-remorseful and half-triumphant, upon her face.

One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' Anonymous

At that moment Mr. Clifton turned towards me a half-startled, half-triumphant look.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various

On their way they passed Mrs. Cary, who, strangely enough, did not respond to the half-triumphant glance which her daughter cast at her.

The Native Born or, the Rajah's People 1922

"Eva has gone alone to Baker's dock," she answered to his inquiry, in half-triumphant jealousy.

The Master Mystery John W. Grey 1908

Anne's lap with a half-pleading, half-triumphant "miaow."

Anne of the Island 1908

The fire had only burnt the lower frame-work of the face, leaving the features untouched; the eyes still glowed under their scorched brows with a look half-tender, half-triumphant.

The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) May Sinclair 1904

Then Gavegan reentered, a puzzled, half-triumphant look on his red face, holding out a square of paint-covered canvas.

Children of the Whirlwind Leroy Scott 1902

"You're done for," he said slowly, casting a half-malevolent, half-triumphant glance at the three Northerners.

Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Edward Robins 1902