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opportunity

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[ UK /ɒpətjˈuːnɪti/ ]
[ US /ˌɑpɝˈtunəti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
    now is your chance
    the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington

How To Use opportunity In A Sentence

  • Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
  • The league was a little smaller, a little clubbier, and there was a lot more opportunity for one-on-one chats. Globe and Mail
  • Britain has a window of opportunity to bring her coastline alive again. Times, Sunday Times
  • ‘Ah Dublin, you're giving it away,’ he wailed in the 55th minute, as the Dublin defence fluffed its lines yet again, giving Laois another unearned scoring opportunity.
  • He has a very expensive wristwatch and he misses no opportunity to show it off.
  • They died before they had an opportunity to be interviewed and considered for resettlement.
  • He has been using every opportunity to boost his credibility as a budget cutter.
  • The king said there was now a window of opportunity for peace.
  • She seemed unfamiliar with the concept that everyone should have an equal opportunity.
  • This sure seems a bonanza opportunity for both designers and customers with a discerning eye.
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