inauspiciously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The search began inauspiciously enough, when Watson arrived at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University in late 1951, supposedly to study proteins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
He arrived inauspiciously in 1973 with two albums released 10 months apart.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2022
His Premier League career started inauspiciously when he brought down Danny Welbeck to concede a penalty converted by Alexis Mac Allister.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
Milford, Utah—The day started inauspiciously for John McLennan, as he tried to break the curse haunting a 45-year quest to coax abundant energy from deep within Earth.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 13, 2022
This marriage, though so inauspiciously begun, was an eminently happy one, although, out of doors, it caused the irrascible Jackson a great deal of trouble.
From Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs by O. E. (Osgood Eaton) Fuller
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