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Example sentences for: afford

How can you use “afford” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The White House could not afford to antagonize Exon by opposing his pet provision.
Thus, treating the host response to the infection with common, readily available antioxidants may afford some degree of protection.
The canal side lots were sold to the wealthy of the city who built the finest houses they could afford.
And if we learned anything from the '80s, it's that there's always a horde of investment bankers ready to convince executives that they really can't afford to let this acquisition pass them by, and that there's always a host of corporate executives eager to believe that bigger is necessarily better.
The drink vendors can afford to be patient — hot, thirsty, and tired tourists toiling back up are a captive market.