Sample sentences for PROPITIOUS

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Definition

favorable (circumstances suggesting good things to come)

propitious = favorable (circumstances suggesting good things to come)

...and wondering within myself whether the present times were propitious to a new prince,
Nicolo Machiavelli -- The Prince

propitious = favorable

propitious = favorably

The spring inspections that year were propitious.
John Wyndham -- The Chrysalids

propitious = favorable

The first few days of the voyage passed prosperously, amid favourable weather and propitious winds,
Jules Verne -- Around the World in 80 Days

propitious = favorable

Sir Henry had numerous papers to examine after breakfast, so that the time was propitious for my excursion.
Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Hound of the Baskervilles

propitious = favorable

Ira had been given in marriage in the month of June, which is the propitious season for weddings,
Kamala Markandaya -- Nectar in a Sieve

propitious = favorable (circumstances suggesting good things to come)

Felicia will trap her into a confession: She waits until the moon is propitious, then calls Graciela on the telephone, inviting her to the beauty shop for a free permanent.
Christina Garcia -- Dreaming in Cuban

propitious = favorable (circumstances suggesting good things to come)

GLADSTONE, UPON HEARING OF THE DEATH OF "Chinese" Gordon in Egypt, was reported to have muttered irritably that his general might have chosen a more propitious time to die:
Michael Crichton -- The Andromeda Strain

propitious = favorable

Though they joked about hiring a fengshui expert to determine a propitious day for the grand reopening, in the end Ralph and Helen — more practically — simply planned to resume business as soon as possible.
Gish Jen -- Typical American

propitious = favorable (circumstances suggesting good things to come)

I suggested when the moment seemed propitious.
James Hilton -- Lost Horizon
Because the time is propitious to do so.
Roger Zelazny -- Lord of Light
A stealthy glance now and then refreshed her like sips of fresh water after a dusty walk, for the sidelong peeps showed her several propitious omens.
Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
An accident of some kind befell Carl Heine at a moment that could not be less propitious or less fortunate for the accused.
David Guterson -- Snow Falling on Cedars
The moment was propitious, for the rustlers were bustling around, cooking dinner, unrolling blankets, and moving to and fro from spring and corral.
Zane Grey -- The Heritage of the Desert
I thought there might be a hope of defending myself and clearing my good name at some time in the future, in more propitious circumstances.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
It was not a propitious sign to see Jim in the desk opposite us.
Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
Providence is now opposed to them, when I most thought it would be propitious.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
Six of the Warrior's Sons escorted him across the city; together they were seven, a holy, and propitious number.
George R.R. Martin -- A Feast For Crows
Instead, wait until the hour is propitious.
Neil Gaiman -- The Graveyard Book

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