Examples of opportunist in a Sentence

a political opportunist who changed his health-care plan to win the election ever the opportunist, she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, that approach earned Sharpton plenty of detractors — almost all of whom are white — who have chided him as racial opportunist. — Jake Coyle, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 Of course, that approach earned Sharpton plenty of detractors — almost all of whom are white — who have chided him as racial opportunist. — Jake Coyle, ajc, 19 June 2022 Alternatively, Michael Rhodes, a lawyer for the Kardashians, painted Blac Chyna as an opportunist who wanted to be a part of the famous family. — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2022 Maclay also belonged to a San Francisco vigilante group, and became a state legislator as well as a self-dealing opportunist who bought up the de Celis land on behalf of his patron, the railroad bigshot Leland Stanford. — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 As her profile grows at home, that balance is going to inevitably be harder to maintain without looking like a rank opportunist. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022 Vladimir Putin, a bold opportunist, is putting into play his most daring and menacing gambit yet. — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 Some of her critics have sought to cast her as an opportunist seeking to bolster her brand. — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2022 Publicly, Democrats vented fury at Manchin and his fellow naysayer, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the eccentric opportunist from Arizona. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 20 Jan. 2021 See More

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