afford

Example Sentences

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In some ways, the small ADU is more than just a solution for young people who can’t afford to live in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This forced many small restaurants to trim their menus or temporarily shut down as they could not afford commercial gas cylinders.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But May didn’t blow it all on the first All-American he could afford.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Because error rates now carry financial penalties, states are under pressure to invest in staffing, technology and oversight — costly upgrades that many can’t afford, but are necessary to avoid even larger future liabilities.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

That meant a frustrating struggle to dig out the arrowheads, which they couldn’t afford to lose.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver