auspicious
adjective
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable.
auspiciously
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a word derived from
auspicious.
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
It began auspiciously in February 2020 with Nina C. Young’s “Tread softly” and, later that month, Tania León’s “Stride,” which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize this year.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
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
