afforded
Example Sentences
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Thompson-Hernández’s cinematic canvas recalls a Los Angeles rarely afforded witness on screen.
From Los Angeles Times
Foster attended a French-language prep school in Los Angeles as a child, meaning she attained fluency with much more ease and access than many Americans are afforded.
From Salon
The women in 28 Days Later were afforded emotional realism, agency and moral complexity.
From BBC
Mr. Pinkerton and the other men were arranged with their backs to me in a horseshoe around Mr. Drysdale, which somehow afforded our suspect the only clear view of my antics.
From Literature
For their sacrifice, the victorious players and their families are afforded some enormous perks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
