How to Use auspicious in a Sentence

auspicious

adjective

• His acclaimed first novel was an auspicious debut.
• Game 2 is supposed to go to Darvish, but his September had not been auspicious.
  — Bill Shaikin, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• The 12 months leading up to this week’s start of negotiations haven’t been auspicious.
  — Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 22 June 2017
• The conference comes at an auspicious time for race relations in the United States.
  — Amy Yurkanin, AL.com, 17 Sep. 2017
• For pilgrims, the pinnacle of the festival is a dip in the sacred waters on auspicious days—an act believed to cleanse the faithful of their sins.
  — Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
• Good Start Eyzaguirre’s term in office has come at an auspicious moment for the Chilean economy.
  — Javiera Quiroga, Bloomberg.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Given the declining state of the back of the Club’s rotation, Wood’s latest delay isn’t auspicious.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2017
• Prior to that auspicious carving session, Svarny's art experience consisted of grade-school projects and a little painting.
  — Tamara Ikenberg, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017
• The Moon The launch of the Falcon Heavy comes at an auspicious time.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2018
• Stubbs was not the most auspicious guy to kick off a pet trend.
  — Noelle Mateer, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
• The early months of the year were less than auspicious.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
• By this measure, the Taj Rishikesh was auspicious from the start.
  — Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2020
• This is called the shahi snan (or the royal dip), and marks the most auspicious—and the most crowded—days of the fair.
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2021
• In that regard, the film is off to an auspicious start.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 5 Mar. 2022
• The Bengals are in an auspicious position at the top of the draft.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 18 Feb. 2020
• Now is the most auspicious time to plant the seed of something major, so get to work.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2022
• That young man did not seem to have an auspicious start.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2020
• Indeed, the game got off to an auspicious start for the Bengals.
  — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022
• Father and son got off to an auspicious start with birdies at the first two holes.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2022
• Each of the danas is believed to have an auspicious meaning.
  — Jeffery D. Long, The Conversation, 11 July 2023
• Those lucky shareholders don't have to wait until that auspicious date, however, since LaCroix included a case of the tropical new variety with each letter.
  — Andrea Park, Bon Appetit, 15 Sep. 2017
• Out with the quick-witted rabbit and in with the auspicious, fiery dragon for 2024.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• With a young roster chock full of talent, the club’s future on the field is auspicious.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
• Heaney’s auspicious beginning to the night right along with it.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2021
• Mike Speets picked an auspicious time to start a business.
  — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2021
• The new year is off to an auspicious start for the artistic team at the Cleveland Orchestra.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022
• Late April or May could be the most auspicious time to make key changes or search for a new position.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
• That blue seems essential to the sense of fair weather in this image, along with the auspicious wind that keeps the kites aloft.
  — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
• The numbers 2 and 3 are supposed to be auspicious for Year of the Rat people, but 5 and 9 should be avoided.
  — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 17 Jan. 2020
• In the late 1970s, American men were just becoming attuned to the finer points of tailoring and quality signifiers like full-canvas construction, and Canali entered the market at an auspicious time.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024