Word Finder - opportunity

definition

A chance for advancement, progress or profit.

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The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.

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A favorable circumstance or occasion.

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Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.

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(Euro-English) opportuneness

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The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.

It was the perfect opportunity to test her theory.

This was a good opportunity to leave.

All the girls have the opportunity of going to college while the money is still there.

Cynthia grabbed the opportunity to change the subject.

The Council can also provide advice about a funding opportunity.

The drive home provided opportunity to think.

It was the perfect opportunity to talk to Alex about their finances.

The journey has highlighted a learning opportunity.

Then you don't know if he was merely giving you an opportunity to leave.

Another opportunity will present itself I'm sure, but not where I might be identified with my perfect house on wheels and electric bicycle.

It would be an excellent opportunity to get out of this house with its unpleasant memories.

Dean took the opportunity to knock on Martha's door and step inside.

An excellent career opportunity has now arisen with a leading recruitment agency.

More importantly, thank you for giving me the opportunity to prove myself worthy of you daughter.

It had provided the opportunity for him to accuse her of being unfaithful.

While Dean wanted the opportunity to speak with her in person after his Norfolk trip, he didn't feel in the best mood to do it after spending half the night and day coping with Vinnie Baratto and his sleazy friends.

In spite of ample opportunity to talk to him about the twins, she never brought it up.

I had a rare opportunity to become acquainted with their habits.

We never will have the opportunity to learn from the details of their lives and the trillions upon trillions of trial-and-error learning that humankind has repeated again and again.

Daniel Brennan offered an opportunity in late February.

Fortunately, there was no opportunity to discuss the situation with the children present.

In the holidays you will have the opportunity to see where your project fits into the rest of the country.

She took the opportunity to escape, darting by Dustin to her room.

The school provides the opportunity to gain a degree with European Studies.

Having the fantastic opportunity to give feedback will help improve the way we communicate with the public.

Besides, Edith had the pen in her possession so he lacked any opportunity to change it back to the color she used years earlier when she wrote the suicide note.

It was going to be hard, maybe even harder than finding his soul in the underworld, but the opportunity was theirs for the taking.

Let's give him the opportunity to speak his piece.

So, this was an opportunity too good to pass up and isn't about getting back at Kris?

He'd either played everyone around him like the politician he was, or he'd simply seized on an opportunity that she and Brady created.

This evening outing was a perfect opportunity to show Katie what she could gain by moving back with him.

They had an opportunity that day to send letters to the army, and the countess was writing to her son.

But the opportunity to talk privately didn't offer itself the rest of the day.

Elisabeth drove home, so Jackson had the opportunity to observe.

There was an opportunity for networking between institutions with the objective of putting together collaborative bids.

Such radical redistribution attempts are dangerous games, for the rich are creators of economic opportunity, not just for themselves, but as employers, for society.

To consider the great opportunity we can find in these inefficiencies, let's begin by talking about Norman Borlaug.

Clients are offered an opportunity to attend various courses which are designed to enable them to live independently.

This is the first opportunity I have had to write to you since we came here last Monday.

I am only happy to have had the opportunity of making your acquaintance.

We didn't have the opportunity to prepare for her.

Some give the opportunity for visitors to exchange ideas.

It appeared there was an excellent opportunity to view the entire incident.

The urban half clearly have no opportunity to farm.

Jackson seized every opportunity to point out the upsides, and tried his best to lighten her mood.

For the first time since my entrance into Radcliffe I had the opportunity to make friends with all my classmates...

The topic on Sesame Street was professions, which was the perfect opportunity for Lisa to ask her what Giddon did to earn a living.

Alas, woman and child have missed their opportunity to share our company.

Dean looked up to see just such an opportunity present itself.

You can kill us; do you go around looking for every opportunity to do so?