How to Use golden opportunity in a Sentence

golden opportunity

noun
Definition of golden opportunitynext
  • But even with the momentum on the home team’s side, the Warriors had a golden opportunity to break the 3-3 tie in their half of the 10th.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • His fumble through the end zone at the end of a jet-sweep cost the Chiefs a golden opportunity for a touchdown.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The Sox couldn’t convert on a golden opportunity in the first.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • But the Suns blew a golden opportunity to light up the Nuggets and return home with momentum.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2023
  • But keep in mind that workers often have to think fast about what to do, or miss out on a golden opportunity.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Styles always sell fast, so don’t miss out on this golden opportunity to snag a new bag.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • But the Dragons squandered a golden opportunity to blow the game open and went down without even getting a run on the board that inning.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2023
  • Instead, the referees said otherwise, and the Browns had a golden opportunity with 33 seconds left and the ball on the 1-yard line.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • This year’s match, with Carlsen having stepped aside, was a golden opportunity for him.
    — Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
  • This is a golden opportunity for Biden to get his message across.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The announcement Monday that the Aztecs and Brady Hoke will go their separate ways at the end of the season provides a golden opportunity.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • In the 51st minute, on a Colorado corner, Rapids forward Darren Yapi had a golden opportunity close to goal as the ball fell in a dangerous spot.
    — oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • This is a golden opportunity to use AI to enhance the services offered to students.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But working for Kyle Shanahan and the Niners could be a golden opportunity for Darnold to reboot his career.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Yet, two infield pop-ups and a fly-out to center waste a golden opportunity for Alabama against an elite pitcher.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 1 June 2023
  • Kansas scored zero field goals in the last four minutes and 45 seconds, providing TCU with a golden opportunity to secure the win.
    — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • This is a golden opportunity for Norris to get time back against Verstappen!
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • Perhaps this is a golden opportunity, albeit one with a $3 billion breakup fee, for Microsoft to walk away?
    — Matt Weinberger, Fortune, 25 May 2023
  • Schroder had a good suggestion for the Lakers’ approach to this golden opportunity.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Don’t squander such a golden opportunity to get out and explore Arizona.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
  • Schools need to spend most of their recovery funds by 2024, and many have already allocated much of that money, meaning that this golden opportunity would soon close.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 July 2023
  • For the crypto industry, last year seemed like a golden opportunity.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But each year, the luncheon presents a golden opportunity for attendees to visit their favorite milliners and snag some special headpieces for the occasion.
    — Maia Torres, Vogue, 2 May 2024
  • Cathedral Catholic let a golden opportunity slip away later in the second quarter.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The Wolverines took possession at Washington’s 32-yard line, but a couple penalties cost them a golden opportunity to go up by two touchdowns.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • After all of that, after lightning struck and the golden opportunity lay shimmering before him, well, that’s when things really got hard.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • For the African leaders in attendance, the summit was a golden opportunity to obtain generous aid and inexpensive loans from one of the world’s richest countries.
    — Matthew T. Page, TIME, 10 May 2024
  • The trio quickly recognized a golden opportunity to bring Korean pear juice here.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Though some research suggests that might not be the case for everyone, breakfast remains a golden opportunity to consume essential nutrients that will set kids (and adults) up for success later in the day.
    — Martha Swann-Quinn, Parents, 31 July 2024
  • Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election handed the Democrat party a golden opportunity to unite the nation, defeat their nemesis, and bring sanity and common sense to American politics in one fell swoop.
    — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024

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