Examples of inopportune in a Sentence
He always shows up at the most inopportune times.
an inopportune sale of stocks
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Beyond kicker, though, Ohio State has alignment and formation issues that cost it big in the Cotton Bowl and show up at the most inopportune times.
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Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
For these 16 celebrities, ish happened at the most inopportune times.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Beyond kicker, though, Ohio State has alignment and formation issues that cost it big in the Cotton Bowl and show up at the most inopportune times.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The timing is inopportune for MNUFC.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inopportune. Accessed 15 Feb. 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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