Example Sentences

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If that wasn’t becoming clear already, Thursday’s long ball brought it auspiciously into focus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2024

His acting career began auspiciously on Broadway, appearing in the play Enter Laughing in 1963, which won him a Tony Award for best actor.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

Two hours north of New York City lies a town that was once an auspiciously positioned port, one that grew until it was notorious for its crime, then shrank again, retaining its attractiveness to outsiders.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

His debut album was released on the auspiciously named Roc-A-Fella Records, which he founded with two friends, Kareem Burke and Damon Dash.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

This first venture outside her new home was not starting out auspiciously for Kit, but as they set out along the road she could not repress her curiosity and bouncing spirits.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare