inopportune

Example Sentences

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“Adding the debt limit as an issue for investors would be particularly inopportune.”

From Seattle Times

The deterrent to an upset bid was their inability to stop Utah’s multi-pronged attack and committing some inopportune turnovers to start Utah fast breaks.

From Seattle Times

Although they pulled the trigger at an inopportune time, the couple found that the pandemic offered an unintentional gift: time.

From Washington Post

Seattle had several opportunities to break the game open in the second quarter, but were undone by inopportune defensive lapses, including twice fouling Dream players at the end of the shot clock on three-point attempts.

From Seattle Times

The chip shortage came at an inopportune time for automakers as demand rebounded from pandemic lows due to low interest rates and consumers' preference for personal transport amid the health crisis.

From Reuters