Definition of ominously in English:
ominously
adverb ˈɒmɪnəsliˈɑmənəsli
In a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen.
thunderclouds loomed ominously overhead
the ominously named Shipwreck Bay
Example sentencesExamples
- This is another subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.
- Ominously, more and more businesses are going to the wall.
- At night, it falls ominously dark.
- Most ominously, citizens would be far removed from their elected representatives.
- The bass drum from the opening theme song rumbles ominously.
- Another rocket is fired, and the smoke hangs ominously over the square.
- We were ominously informed that medical personnel would always be on call backstage.
- He writes a letter of accusation, ominously hinting at his own impending death.
- The sky grows dark in every quarter, most ominously.
- With the clock ticking ominously, they searched his computer and notebooks.