ominously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Italian second seed Sinner swatted aside big-serving American Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and has dropped only one set in moving ominously into the last four.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
The investment giant, which is owned by its 50 million investors, warns that U.S. stock-market returns may be ominously low over the next 10 years.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025
A Demogorgon drags an unconscious Will to Vecna’s lair, and Vecna ominously says they can begin their work “at long last.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Taken on Saturday, it shows shoppers thronging to similar stalls in a northern suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while a column of black smoke rises ominously in the background.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Rob Hall was there, too, waiting impatiently for Doug Hansen to appear as a rising tide of cloud lapped ominously at the summit ridge.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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