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.
• 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
• That’s what a whole load of petrodollars can afford you.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2022
• Her car couldn’t be fixed, and Gordon, 65, couldn’t afford to buy a new one.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
• And many of them will likely be unable to afford to do so.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
• Many of the families could not afford to buy new books.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
• Mayes said the state can't afford water deals like the one with Fondomonte.
  — Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022
• 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
• Sometimes as black people, we are not afforded the space in the room.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Nov. 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
• Biden can afford to celebrate as the year inches to a close.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
• Even the programs that could afford it had to make budget changes in order to do so.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Sure, Geena could afford to bail him out if he’s had a bad month and still pay for both of them to go on vacation.
  — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 July 2024
• With a win streak on the line, ASU couldn’t afford to take any opponents lightly.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2022
• At such a fraught time, ByteDance can ill afford a high-profile mistake.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023
• For years, Henrik Fisker has preached the gospel of selling EVs that people can afford.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
• Can the club afford to pay two coaches top dollar concurrently?
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
• With Merrill already out and not yet swinging a bat or doing anything explosive, the Padres cannot afford much worse at the position.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025