little opportunity

Example Sentences

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I left because economically, there is very little opportunity.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Meanwhile, immigrant leaders say there has been an uptick in suicides among international students who went into debt to pay their tuition, and now see little opportunity to recoup that money in Canada.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Coming from an underprivileged background, Borja feels limited by a life with seemingly little opportunity, and goes along with his family's wishes to begin with.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

But Merlyn did not speak much, and when he did speak it was never in questions, so that the Wart had little opportunity for conversation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White