How to Use afford in a Sentence

afford

verb

• All of the rooms afford views of the lake.
• He'll be able to afford a house next year.
• They couldn't afford new coats for the children.
• We were too poor to afford a doctor.
• Don't spend more than you can afford.
• We can afford waiting a while longer.
• He was afforded the opportunity to work for a judge.
• Sometimes as black people, we are not afforded the space in the room.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Nov. 2024
• My dreams were shattered and could not even afford therapy.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Jan. 2023
• This type of housing is at high risk of getting too expensive for people with low incomes to afford.
  — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2023
• That family may not be able to afford seven different outfits.
  — WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
• His only instruction - use the money for anyone who couldn’t afford their prescriptions, and don’t tell where the help came from.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 19 Jan. 2023
• Today's businesses can't afford to take a break, even in the face of natural disasters or undesired events.
  — Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• While many will be unable to afford other coverage, some will turn to private insurance, which could boost insurers’ bottom lines.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• With an offseason ahead that very well may include losing Juan Soto, the Yankees could not afford to lose Cole as well.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• The money from this SSI payment will allow recipients to afford basic everyday items and goods, such as food and shelter.
  — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2023
• If the girls wanted to compete further, Ms. Taylor told them of a local swim team whose fee started at $1,000, but none of the girls could afford it.
  — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2023
• Tomorrow night: Mostly clear skies afford a good opportunity to see Venus and Saturn at dusk in the vicinity of the setting sun.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
• Reached by a real asphalted road, which snakes around the mountainside, the mountain also affords spectacular panoramic views of wooded plains way below, stretching to the horizon.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
• But here’s the problem with the beach: Most of us can’t afford to live there!
  — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
• The Suns can’t afford to have him in that comfort zone.
  — The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
• Her car couldn’t be fixed, and Gordon, 65, couldn’t afford to buy a new one.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
• Many of the families could not afford to buy new books.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
• His team can’t afford to be forced to win without them.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• Many families in the storm’s path can’t afford to leave their homes.
  — Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
• Even those on a budget will be able to afford the more high-end luggage brands.
  — Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2024
• The drive to the hotel down a winding road off a main drag affords a view of fairways and greens in abundance.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
• But groups that work to reduce the toll of drugs on the streets have one question: Will anybody be able to afford it?
  — David Ovalle, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
• Because that would mean that many people would not be able to afford those.
  — Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
• Most of us cannot afford to fail once, let alone failing often.
  — Byluv Tulsidas, Fortune, 4 June 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024