inauspicious

Example Sentences

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Still, Mpoyi’s swift emergence came amid a rather inauspicious beginning to his journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

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

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

The amounts are for one hundred and one dollars, two hundred and one dollars, occasionally three hundred and one dollars, as Bengalis consider it inauspicious to give round figures.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri