affording

Example Sentences

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If you have $2 million in investments, affording a $1 million home would be a piece of cake.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Hughes, who is in year four of an eight-year, $64 million contract with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL, has no worries about affording the best care possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

But he wishes affording small luxuries like this didn't require such careful effort.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The result is a buying opportunity affording investors access to “one of the most compelling long-term compounders in fintech.”

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

So the concrete picture and the abstract linkages of relationships fed each other, each making the other more meaningful and affording my emotions an opportunity to react to them with success and understanding.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright