Read full poem →Gloriana, having seen her in a wondrous vision, and is represented as
journeying in quest of her. He appears in all of the legends at opportune
moments to succor the knights when they are hard beset or in the power of
Dictionary Entry
Suitable for some particular purpose.
In a Sentence
“This would be an opportune spot for a picnic.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “opportune”
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Read full poem →From this dilemma Donne escaped, not by any opportune change of
conviction, or by any insincere profession, but by the way of
Read full poem →there is, of course, no case law at present. The time is,
therefore, not opportune for a fresh edition of my former
work.
Read full poem →the Middle West. And we may permit time to decide how far he expresses
their emotion. But it may be opportune to emphasize his plea for poetry
as a song art, an art appealing to the ear rather than the eye. The
Read full poem →Pleasant conviction flashed upon my mind [7]
That, to this opportune recess allured,
He had surveyed it with a finer eye, 60