How to Use opportune in a Sentence

opportune

adjective
  • There isn't a more opportune time to invest in the stock market.
  • Rio is smooth and knows how to use runs at the most opportune moments.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Someone is bound to put on the right hedge or trade at an opportune time.
    — Ben Carlson, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2019
  • This would be an opportune time to think about these problems at once.
    — Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2022
  • For those ready to start their own business, now is an opportune time.
    — Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Bucket – his first of the evening at the most opportune time.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Her rocket-ship run comes at an opportune time.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Her rocket-ship run comes at an opportune time.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
  • This would seem to be an opportune time for the Sox to right the ship and make up ground.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This is an opportune time for guys to try and go find a bigger role for themselves.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Now would seem an opportune time to take full advantage of that.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • But there could scarcely have been a less opportune moment to press the point.
    — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The remaking of his swing couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
    — Andrew Hussey, Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2018
  • BofA sees this as an opportune time to load up on stocks and hold off on bonds.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The pandemic proved to be an opportune time to change course.
    — New York Times, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Now looks like an opportune time to weigh in on V’s next moves with options.
    — Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Our backs did a great job of tackling at opportune times and keeping the play in front of us.
    — Marco Cummings, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The seeds were dormant waiting for the opportune time to spring into life in that bare patch.
    — OregonLive.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Plenty of circumstances could make a flight feel like an opportune time to toss back a drink.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The Ravens may have caught the Steelers at an opportune time.
    — Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • The reemergence of Woods and Kupp comes at an opportune time.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Snow days in New York City are an opportune time to show off your style.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Herro is among those who believes the long trip ahead comes at an opportune time for the Heat.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Walker’s resurgence has come at an opportune time.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Cup series’ first trip there this year comes at an opportune time for Busch.
    — Matt Crossman, charlotteobserver, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Whalar Group’s bet on creator content comes at an opportune time.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This might be the easiest and most opportune time to buy a Peloton for the rest of this year.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Men's Health, 11 Oct. 2022
  • But the senior point guard has become a complete player at the most opportune time.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The concert comes at an opportune time for Ohio City Singers.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The design process has been in the works since 2021, but the launch comes at an opportune time.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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