ill-omened
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ill-omened
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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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
"This is an ill-omened day and a mournful anniversary," said Makarios in his nasal twang.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Protected from the sun, ignoring Piggy's ill-omened talk, he dreamed pleasantly.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
There was no law, not even an unwritten law, against frequenting the Chestnut Tree Cafe, yet the place was somehow ill-omened.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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