Example sentences for: afford

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

  • After it was laid out in 1699, only Louis’ financiers could afford the rent.

  • It might appear that the United States can afford more ambiguity than the ISU.

  • Because of nuclear weapons, the United States and the Soviet Union could not afford to do what great rival empires would previously have done: go to war over the places that really mattered to them, in this case Europe and China-Taiwan-Japan.

  • In this country, lots of people can't afford any kind of dental care (it mostly isn't covered by Medicaid) and are just out of luck.

  • Unless you are with an expert, buy only what you like at a price you can easily afford.


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