Examples of inopportune in a Sentence
He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
an inopportune sale of stocks
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Invading during inopportune weather would spell certain doom for Allied troops and a potentially fatal blow to their efforts against the Axis powers.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
But most of them are caused by Patricia, who keeps re-entering the room — the same space that was once the Warrens’ bedroom — at inopportune moments.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Bunting’s injury simply came at a most inopportune time.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
But most of them are caused by Patricia, who keeps re-entering the room — the same space that was once the Warrens’ bedroom — at inopportune moments.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Bunting’s injury simply came at a most inopportune time.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inopportune. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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inopportune
adjective
in·op·por·tune
(ˌ)in-ˌäp-ər-ˈt(y)ün 
: inconvenient
an inopportune time
inopportunely
adverb
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