How to Use auspicious in a Sentence

auspicious

adjective

• His acclaimed first novel was an auspicious debut.
• 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
• 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
• Two decades on the sides met in far less auspicious circumstances.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
• Polyakov’s mission did not get off to an auspicious start.
  — Alexis Madrigal, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2010
• Next year is shaping up to be a more auspicious time for GPU buyers.
  — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
• For some people, the most auspicious way to start a new month is by uttering those words.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 1 July 2019
• Eve is all about auspicious puns, and the whole fish is a classic example.
  — Jessie Yuchen, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2022
• But to my mind, the auspicious rise of Carlos Alcaraz might be the most stirring story in sports right now.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 9 May 2022
• Over the next few weeks, there are a few auspicious cosmic occurrences that will be sure to sweeten the deal.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 30 July 2018
• The board appointment comes at an auspicious time for Roku.
  — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2017
• The haul was auspicious — but acorns don’t give up their goods easily.
  — Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
• This Lunar New Year ushers in the most auspicious of the the 12 animals in the Asian zodiac — the dragon.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 9 May 2024