auspicious

Example Sentences

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She planned to hang traditional Chinese couplets -- usually on auspicious red paper -- before sharing a family meal.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

It contains the words for horse and fortune, ringing especially auspicious for the upcoming Year of the Horse.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

This was an auspicious start, but over the next eight years, she never reached those heights again as a lead artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Pratt’s elders considered this auspicious and named him Vehunkis—meaning, roughly, “He wants to be a chief.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Before he left he wanted to fondle his treasures once more, to reassure himself that they were an auspicious start to his new venture.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques