ill-omened
Example Sentences
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"This is an ill-omened day and a mournful anniversary," said Makarios in his nasal twang.
From Time Magazine Archive
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On the Pacific coast of South America, midway between Chile and Peru and separating Bolivia from the ocean, lies the ill-omened nitrate-pregnant area of Tacna-Arica.
From Time Magazine Archive
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His most notable patient was President Harding, whom he helped tend on the ill-omened presidential trip to Alaska and back in 1923.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Protected from the sun, ignoring Piggy's ill-omened talk, he dreamed pleasantly.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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As usual, the lights were blinking frantically and she had her back to them, as oblivious as that ill-omened wireless operator on the Californian the night the Titanic went down.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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