How to Use auspicious in a Sentence

auspicious

adjective
  • His acclaimed first novel was an auspicious debut.
  • That was an auspicious sign for a birth.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Stubbs was not the most auspicious guy to kick off a pet trend.
    — Noelle Mateer, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • This year’s event had auspicious plans.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • The past three weeks have been auspicious for the anti-vaxxers.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
  • Father and son got off to an auspicious start with birdies at the first two holes.
    — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2022
  • One such auspicious practice that’s stood the test of time?
    — Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The timing of the rule changes is auspicious for the tech giants.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • Now is the most auspicious time to plant the seed of something major, so get to work.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • An auspicious full moon was out tonight to bless the new Chanel universe.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Two decades on the sides met in far less auspicious circumstances.
    — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The haul was auspicious — but acorns don’t give up their goods easily.
    — Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
  • For Italians, this has been an auspicious sports year.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Our first meeting was not auspicious.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Heaney’s auspicious beginning to the night right along with it.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2021
  • The timing couldn’t be more auspicious.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Eve is all about auspicious puns, and the whole fish is a classic example.
    — Jessie Yuchen, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2022
  • For some people, the most auspicious way to start a new month is by uttering those words.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 1 July 2019
  • Start your New Year's meal off right with this auspicious dip, chock full of black-eyed peas.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Indeed, the game got off to an auspicious start for the Bengals.
    — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022
  • With a young roster chock full of talent, the club’s future on the field is auspicious.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • But the actor isn’t letting the auspicious moment go to his head.
    — Matt Brennan editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • 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
  • This happens to be an auspicious anniversary for the form.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Bengals are in an auspicious position at the top of the draft.
    — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 18 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • This was not an auspicious beginning.
    — Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026

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