inauspicious

Example Sentences

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Trump had headed into Davos late, after Air Force One broke down -- an inauspicious start to his trip.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Less than seven months have passed since that inauspicious debut, and Yesavage isn’t in Dunedin anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Bantz’s only big-league game got off to inauspicious start when he went out to center field to warm up pitcher Joe Saunders and threw the ball over his head, plunking a fan in the leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

And that’s not even mentioning the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles for weeks at the beginning of 2025, making the Oscars seem like an inauspicious and even tone-deaf tradition persisting in the face of tragedy.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025

First contacts between outsiders and New Guinea groups are always potentially dangerous, but this beginning was especially inauspicious.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond