Examples of inopportune in a Sentence
He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
an inopportune sale of stocks
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Honestly, for those of us who get periods, is there a more universal experience than being surprised by your period at an extremely inopportune moment?
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 July 2025
The theft seems easy to James, and exciting — Reichardt layers a jazzy score underneath the action that shows up under fitting, then increasingly inopportune moments.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Putting pressure on the opponent This roster appears to be well-built for low-scoring games in April, which can swing on an inopportune error or a heads-up base-running decision.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
His injury came at an inopportune time, considering starting point guard Jalen Brunson was already out with a right ankle sprain.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 July 2025
The theft seems easy to James, and exciting — Reichardt layers a jazzy score underneath the action that shows up under fitting, then increasingly inopportune moments.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Putting pressure on the opponent This roster appears to be well-built for low-scoring games in April, which can swing on an inopportune error or a heads-up base-running decision.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
His injury came at an inopportune time, considering starting point guard Jalen Brunson was already out with a right ankle sprain.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inopportune. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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inopportune
adjective
in·op·por·tune
(ˌ)in-ˌäp-ər-ˈt(y)ün 
: inconvenient
an inopportune time
inopportunely
adverb
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