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.
  • From there, each coach got the opportunity to save one more of their singers.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 12 May 2021
  • One day, the opportunity to do those things won’t be there again.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2021
  • How did the opportunity to write a book come about?
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
  • So a team like that is going to give you an opportunity to come back.
    — David Delgado, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The right opportunity will come at the right time.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And once again made the most of his opportunity.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The opportunity to be involved at this time was just too much to pass on.
    — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Or in the next two weeks or so, have a better opportunity to make the trip.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
  • So there is an opportunity to get people there twice as fast at half the price.
    — Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2018
  • This gives me an opportunity to get a haircut and clean it up.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Glendale gave me an opportunity to be a head coach for the first time.
    — Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Yet he sure was dealt a bad hand in the game of baseball opportunities.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 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
  • Justin loves any opportunity to be in the car and go someplace new.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2020
  • This was an opportunity to do just that.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Ohioans have a unique opportunity to place a life-changing bet in the new year.
    — cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There just didn’t seem to be a ton of opportunity for playing time.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 10 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • Now, Jensen will get an opportunity to learn from both down the stretch.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There aren’t too many opportunities to do that.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Those opportunities to get a stop, to seal the game, don't come around too often.
    — Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This may seem like an opportunity for teens to gain extra sleep.
    — Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025

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