How to Use opportunistic in a Sentence

opportunistic

adjective
  • Steller sea lions are opportunistic hunters that feed on a wide range of prey.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But get more opportunistic about the chance to bring more people in.
    — NBC News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • An opportunistic fan reached over the railling and claimed the ball as a souvenir.
    — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 July 2017
  • Many of these ideas are opportunistic.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This growing need has opened the door to opportunistic providers.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There’s still time to be opportunistic.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The fish still have to eat and will be very opportunistic when presented with a meal.
    — Terry Wickstrom, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
  • Smash-and-grab, opportunistic cheese theft is a fool’s errand.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
  • For now, though, the market has to get more oversold to make an opportunistic trade.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Tigers played sound and opportunistic baseball like few teams have for so long.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Still, Winston was opportunistic enough to keep his team in the game most of the way.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2019
  • That opportunistic style has them right on the edge of the playoff picture.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Owls are opportunistic hunters that sometimes eat insects or feed them to owlets.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Owls are opportunistic hunters that sometimes eat insects or feed them to owlets.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • At its best, this is an opportunistic moment for the Haslams.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2019
  • What the opportunistic squirrels do—or eat—next remains to be seen.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The opportunistic Johnson spoiled that plan with her clutch theft and three-point play.
    — Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • To others, her charges seemed opportunistic and a rush to judgment.
    — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 17 June 2018
  • Cincinnati was opportunistic on defense and won games down the stretch.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2023
  • In other words, one of these teams has been a little more opportunistic than the other.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Most thieves are opportunistic and will go for the bike that looks easiest and quickest to steal.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The opportunistic Browns, who forced five turnovers last week, weren’t done taking it away yet in the half.
    — cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
  • But what is working right now is Rakell in the role of the opportunistic hockey sniper.
    — Eric Stephens, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2017
  • This makes mahi one of the most opportunistic and least picky fish in the ocean — a boon for anglers of all ages and skill levels.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
  • But more than any of that, the executives will need open and opportunistic minds.
    — John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • While snow geese are not a primary part of their diet, hawks will eat them as opportunistic hunters.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The Chargers were steady as well as opportunistic.
    — Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Jordan is off to a great start for the opportunistic Saints defense.
    — Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Equal parts patient and opportunistic, Smith never gave up on the race even though all seemed lost.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 2 May 2018
  • Coyotes are opportunistic and will eat any table scraps.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025

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