How to Use opportunity in a Sentence

opportunity

noun

• When the opportunity came for her to prove that she could do the job, she was ready.
• I had the rare opportunity of speaking to the president.
• I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me with this book.
• Studying abroad provides a great opportunity to learn a foreign language.
• He was given every opportunity to prove that he was trustworthy.
• You'll have an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.
• There are fewer job opportunities this year for graduates.
• There is plenty of opportunity for advancement within the company.
• The idea is to give them the opportunity to shine on stage.
  — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018
• And there’s a lot of great opportunities in the field now.
  — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2023
• That's a lot of steps and a lot of tools—and not a lot of opportunity to practice.
  — Peter Rubin, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2019
• The Red Sox will have an opportunity to calm the noise soon.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
• Thus golf fans have the opportunity to watch some of the best in the sport compete against the course and each other.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
• It's got to be the right opportunity to get him up. ...
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2018
• Or in the next two weeks or so, have a better opportunity to make the trip.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
• With the rare opportunity to play in front of his local fans, this wasn’t the time to mail it in early for the week.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2019
• In a town where there seems to be little opportunity on and off the field, what would that mean?
  — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2019
• From there, each coach got the opportunity to save one more of their singers.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 12 May 2021
• In many instances, this the first opportunity for these kids to see a Reds' game.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2020
• Ohioans have a unique opportunity to place a life-changing bet in the new year.
  — cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
• Yet he sure was dealt a bad hand in the game of baseball opportunities.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• One day, the opportunity to do those things won’t be there again.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2021
• The opportunity to be involved at this time was just too much to pass on.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 21 Dec. 2017
• Now the House will have an opportunity to weigh in on the Senate’s version of the budget.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
• His eyes light up at the opportunity to thread the needle.
  — Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2022
• An opportunity to play among the best, to be a part of a family.
  — Giana Han, al, 16 Dec. 2020
• Glendale gave me an opportunity to be a head coach for the first time.
  — Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, 21 Dec. 2017
• Justin loves any opportunity to be in the car and go someplace new.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2020
• It’s been great to have the opportunity to grow here at Cineflix.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Feb. 2023
• The thing was, there weren’t a lot of career opportunities.
  — Juno Demelo, Glamour, 12 July 2018

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024