opportunist

Example Sentences

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He believes the fire was the work of opportunists, not allied with the protest, who used the anger in the street as a pretext to create damage.

From New York Times

But even as tech companies strive to protect their code bases, they have become ripe targets for opportunists, hackers and others.

From New York Times

Countries that suffered from slavery and colonialism are not immune to political opportunists, who use past grievances to distract from their own incompetence and corruption.

From Washington Post

He has also previously run alongside Abubakar for political office in 2019 and defected from the opposition PDP party to the smaller Labour Party, which some critics say paints him as an opportunist.

From Washington Post

It was a campaign defined by both collapse and conquest, executed by patient opportunists.

From New York Times