How to Use opportunistic in a Sentence

opportunistic

adjective
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  • The Bears are an opportunistic defense and have forced a turnover in 23 straight games.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • On defense, the Chiefs continue to be one of the most opportunistic units in the NFL.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
  • But get more opportunistic about the chance to bring more people in.
    — NBC News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • This won’t be easy as the Scarlet Knights are tough, well-coached and opportunistic.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Bolstered by an opportunistic bench that scored 15 points in the second quarter, the Lynx erased the 11-point deficit.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2022
  • Lucky for Watson, the run game was firing and the defense was opportunistic.
    — cleveland, 11 Dec. 2022
  • What’s missing from the equations in Detroit and Kansas City are the opportunistic gains of churn.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
  • As the Astros roll into Year 7 of their dynasty, Brown brings a steady and opportunistic hand.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The rush toward NFTs might seem, well, opportunistic at least.
    — Abram Brown, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Cincinnati was opportunistic on defense and won games down the stretch.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The negative spin would be: This is opportunistic or not pure enough.
    — David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The Wolves have used an opportunistic offense and a stingy defense throughout the season.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The Bruins won the game with an opportunistic and big-play performance.
    — oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The Cowboys’ opportunistic defense may have a chance to thrive on Sunday.
    — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • And have an opportunistic lineup with enough star power to withstand the grind of the postseason.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • In the end, though, Cincinnati did not have a convincing response to an opportunistic Austin team.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2022
  • It is tailored around George and Leonard’s play styles, and involves teammates away from the ball making opportunistic cuts.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • That was our biggest thing tonight, getting stops and opportunistic turnovers.
    — cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Sparked by senior third baseman Ripken Reese, the No. 11 Gaels were aggressive and opportunistic at the plate.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2022
  • After leading for most of the game thanks to an opportunistic defense and clutch special teams play, Chugiak had surrendered the lead late with 58 seconds left in the game.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Sep. 2022
  • For the vindictive members of TaJinYo, Tablo was an 엄친아 who needed to be revealed as an opportunistic liar.
    — Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The Bears used an opportunistic defense and two touchdown runs by Christopher Brooks to grab a 24-14 decision.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Colorado’s opportunistic defense forced 11 first-half Stanford turnovers, and the Cardinal couldn’t clean it up in the second half.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But Georgia Tech was opportunistic, turning three turnovers into 13 points with the help of its error-free play that had not been the norm early this season.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Those free passes tend to be the worst kinds, the catalysts of big rallies for opportunistic hitters and short outings for the pitchers who issue them.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
  • Within this week, she’s been called corny, a loser, and accused of being opportunistic.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Known this season for being opportunistic, Coldon led the Sooners with four interceptions and was a key cog in the secondary.
    — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The opportunistic defense has provided points when the offense was struggling time and time again this season.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Many investors got rid of their Russian bonds at the start of the conflict, selling them to more opportunistic investors who were betting that the payments would be allowed.
    — Caitlin Ostroff and Alexander Gladstone, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The website fills a gap, and clearly Chevron is opportunistic, because the report said a third of newspapers in the Permian have died in recent years.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022

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