How to Use inopportune in a Sentence

inopportune

adjective
  • He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
  • This time, three turnovers came at the most inopportune time.
    — Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • That allowed his bat to roar to life at an inopportune time.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Our hiccups in the bullpen came at the most inopportune times.
    — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 July 2017
  • One day her husband came home at an inopportune time.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Now his decision has come at a most inopportune time for his team.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The pain always seems to hit at the most inopportune times, and getting rid of it?
    — Tehrene Firman, Allure, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Still too many penalties are coming at the most inopportune times.
    — Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The key is to position yourself so you are not forced to sell stocks at an inopportune time.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes, 26 June 2022
  • The false start, as mentioned, also came at an inopportune time.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Choke at the most inopportune moment, and all your dreams and efforts will be for nothing.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Of course, some of us sweat a little more than others, and often at inopportune times.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022
  • His glass eye never stayed in its place, falling out at the most inopportune moments.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Penalties are going to happen and will pop up at 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
  • Bunting’s injury simply came at a most inopportune time.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The same approach applies to being awake at an inopportune time.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Queta’s injury came at an inopportune time for the Celtics.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The rescheduling has forced Minnesota to play eight games in nine days at an inopportune time.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2017
  • But that scoring has deserted them at an inopportune time.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • For these 16 celebrities, ish happened at the most inopportune times.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • But as the game waned, Rice's mistakes continued to come at inopportune times.
    — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • The injury bug hit at an inopportune time for the 2-3 Giants.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • Lugo’s injury comes at an inopportune time.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time.
    — Mae Anderson, Chron, 4 July 2022
  • The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time.
    — Mae Anderson, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022
  • The rent has come due for America's small businesses and at a very inopportune time.
    — CBS News, 4 July 2022
  • Still, the timing for Disney may be inopportune.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025

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