auspicious

Example Sentences

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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

Payesh is commonly enjoyed during several auspicious occasions: birthdays, weddings, religious festivals and baby showers.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

"I feel like I've begun the year in a good way after eating something so auspicious as the year starts," one of the customers at Mr Kimura's restaurant told AFP.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The wedding will be in Calcutta, a little over a year from now, on an auspicious January day, just as she and her husband were married nearly thirty- four years ago.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri