The candlelight, the crackling fire, and a beautiful woman by his side made for an opportune moment to break into song. From LearnThat.org.
An opportune place to make camp. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Not much of a stargazer, myself, as that type of "opportune" brillance can be blinding. From Wordnik.com. [Black Hillary Backers In South Carolina Tried To Block Obama Invite] Reference
He thinks it so; otherwise, He would not have revealed His Trinitarian Nature until a more 'opportune' time. From Wordnik.com. [Tissier de Mallerais speaks The details of the doctrinal talks] Reference
"That is almost what you might call opportune, Kittredge. From Wordnik.com. [The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush] Reference
Gas row 'opportune' for Russia to put pressure on Belarus. From Wordnik.com. [RIA Novosti] Reference
For example, there's the use of the word 'opportune' by Florizel in. From Wordnik.com. [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference
Gas row 'opportune' for Russia to put pressure on Belarus - Lukashenko. From Wordnik.com. [RIA Novosti] Reference
He described Agliotti's timing in seeking to lift the house arrest as "opportune". From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
The gas dispute with Belarus was "opportune" for Russia to put political pressure on. From Wordnik.com. [RIA Novosti] Reference
As soon as we got near enough to lend a hand the Turks resigned themselves with a kind of opportune fatalism. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of Zeitoon] Reference
Chou said that he would definitely go public if he was seeing someone, though he would choose the most 'opportune' time to do so. From Wordnik.com. [Channel NewsAsia Front Page News] Reference
And my parents 'match-up wasn't the most opportune. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Division by Zero] Reference
For instance, it was opportune to write of Sulu and the little. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
Seward approved the measure but thought the time not opportune. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
This is an opportune time for peace activists to have an impact. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin Zeese: Can Americans Who Oppose War and Empire Work Together?] Reference
Corp. This strikes me as an opportune time to exit BP, if you own it. From Wordnik.com. [BP's Stock Rebound Means Time to Sell] Reference
Was Saddam saving them to be used at a more opportune time than this one?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
This might be an opportune time to make a disclosure: I am a BP shareholder. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Engler: The Gulf at the Gas Station: Can We Calculate the True Cost of Our Dependence on Oil?] Reference
The president couldn't have gone to Kennebunkport at a more opportune moment. From Wordnik.com. [It's Time To Do As Daddy Did] Reference
He and a buddy simply walked away at an opportune moment and kept on walking. From Wordnik.com. [Reunion] Reference
Later old Jake died and the doctor's share of his big farms was an opportune help. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
The charge of Russell was most opportune, but it cost many men in killed and wounded. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
It was not, for the country, an opportune time for changing generals, but perhaps it was as well. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
Nonetheless, the ruling could not have come at a more opportune moment for the pro-life movement. From Wordnik.com. [A Clear Path To A Barricade] Reference
At all events, the moment was not yet opportune, and, besides, the amount was not yet large enough. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
If there is a more peaceful approach to Chechnya, Putin may well be saving it for a more opportune time. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering The Putin Scenarios] Reference
It is perhaps opportune in an election year as a way of getting right to the top of the agenda very quickly. From Wordnik.com. [ALISON MURDOCH: A GREEN LIGHT FOR RESEARCH] Reference
We put out no bills, and got ready to make much big noise of the proper kind when the opportune moment arrived. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
Shimano Problem and its recent resolution make this an opportune time to briefly explore the subject of Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: The Worst of Both Worlds: How the 'Shimano Problem' Underscores the Clash of Cultures Within Western Buddhism] Reference
Some men in society marry too soon, a great number too late, a small and fortunate proportion at an opportune time. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Politics is all about timing, and Edwards's endorsement couldn't have come at a more opportune moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Elusive White-Male Vote] Reference
He had gone but a few steps, when he heard behind him the wild barking of the dog, which proved his retreat had been opportune. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The birds will begin their migrations, and I should be greatly provoked if I were not equipped in time for the opportune moment. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
And with companies such as Sony and Mitsubishi promising major restructurings, a move into Japan strikes many of them as opportune. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Touch That Dial!] Reference
It seems most fitting and opportune also to mention the fact that at the very time I am writing there is a proposal in the SYDNEY MORNING. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
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