inauspicious

He took over an agency with a short, but inauspicious, history.

A son was born in his house at an inauspicious time.

The two first come together in rather inauspicious circumstances, however.

From that inauspicious beginning, a relationship grew between the two.

The beginning of this project had been inauspicious, he thought, but it was getting better all the time.

While such an inauspicious beginning might not be the perfect way to start a life together, it would do.

But his Harvard years got off to an inauspicious start.

I put the inauspicious fire behind me, and looked instead to the coming gathering.

But a few have already complained of an inauspicious beginning.

After this inauspicious start, political life slowly became more civil.

It was an inauspicious beginning to America's race for the moon.

In the final week things finally came together, only to get off to a fairly inauspicious start.

He had an inauspicious start to his professional baseball career.

It was an inauspicious beginning to a furious air campaign.

In particular, a King should not work on an inauspicious day."

"This is the most inauspicious time I can think of to raise taxes."

Her baby picked that time of all times for its inauspicious birth!

This inauspicious beginning led to a lifelong interest in the food industry.

Send a message to say you had a bad dream and that the day seems inauspicious.

For one early, painful moment, this method looks very inauspicious.

In fact, his career as a legislator had a rather inauspicious beginning.

It was an inauspicious beginning, and did not encourage conversation.

Given a renaissance in the restaurant business, this seems like an inauspicious time to leave the party.

From their inauspicious start, the pair could hardly be closer now.

Had six toes in his left foot, another inauspicious sign.