How to Use inopportune in a Sentence

inopportune

adjective

• He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
• Our hiccups in the bullpen came at the most inopportune times.
  — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 July 2017
• The pain always seems to hit at the most inopportune times, and getting rid of it?
  — Tehrene Firman, Allure, 9 Aug. 2017
• This time, three turnovers came at the most inopportune time.
  — Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 11 Dec. 2020
• The simplest things go wrong at the most inopportune times.
  — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2018
• But a drop-off in earnings growth in the months ahead would come at an inopportune time, the Journal’s Akane Otani writes.
  — Matt Murray, WSJ, 18 June 2018
• Kellyanne Conway's exit comes at an inopportune time for Trump, who faces a deficit in the polls.
  — Laurie Kellman, Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
• In some ways the Recession came at a most inopportune time for sports TV.
  — Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
• The Stars were shut out for the second straight game, the most inopportune time to hit a rut offensively.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 2 May 2021
• The injury bug hit at an inopportune time for the 2-3 Giants.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• The key is to position yourself so you are not forced to sell stocks at an inopportune time.
  — Bill Stone, Forbes, 26 June 2022
• During the Matt Nagy years, the Bears seemed to have far too many penalties, often at very inopportune times.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
• But the second game of the season is an inopportune time to start relying on that depth.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• Choke at the most inopportune moment, and all your dreams and efforts will be for nothing.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2020
• The injury bug has bitten a giant chunk out of the 49ers roster at the most inopportune team against a Saints' team that hit its stride last week.
  — Staff Report, NOLA.com, 14 Nov. 2020
• Of course, some of us sweat a little more than others, and often at inopportune times.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022
• The rescheduling has forced Minnesota to play eight games in nine days at an inopportune time.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2017
• The shutdown came at a most inopportune time, on the eve of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
• Even so, the shadow is always there, lurking and ready to come to the fore at some unguarded or inopportune time.
  — Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 6 July 2022
• Yet while now is an inopportune time to face charges of elitism, Lynch’s repertoire is hardly a sustained joke at the expense of plain folks.
  — Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 2 Sep. 2017
• Now his decision has come at a most inopportune time for his team.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2021
• Still too many penalties are coming at the most inopportune times.
  — Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 27 Sep. 2020
• Funny because Saadawi wrings a good deal of black humor out of the way the monster’s pieces fall off at inopportune moments.
  — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
• Auburn’s offense stalled out at the most inopportune times against Texas A&M, with back-to-back three-and-outs during the final period when the game was still in the balance.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 6 Dec. 2020
• There are still mistakes, such as having 12 men on the field or having to use timeouts at inopportune times.
  — Stephen Hawkins, courant.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• But as the game waned, Rice's mistakes continued to come at inopportune times.
  — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017
• Still, the fallout comes at an inopportune time for Adidas.
  — Nik Popli, Time, 25 Oct. 2022
• The lockdowns come at an inopportune time for Xi Jinping.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 May 2022
• The Bengals’ defensive front is being tested at perhaps the most inopportune time of the season.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
• Graham Mertz interception gives Gophers ball with 2:48 to play Wisconsin's first turnover of the day came at an inopportune time.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024