- present tense form of afford (3rd person singular).
affords
Example Sentences
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“The data affords patience for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Major cities throughout the States have seen crushing drops in Canadian tourism and business it affords to costly enterprises like ski resorts.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
"We were able to identify an evolutionarily old region in the brainstem which affords this ability."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
But what an ideal moment for a film like “I Shot Andy Warhol” to be restored and rereleased, when Solanas’ life and words deserve the complex reconsideration that Harron’s movie affords them.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
After welcoming their sisters, they triumphantly displayed a table set out with such cold meat as an inn larder usually affords, exclaiming, “Is not this nice? Is not this an agreeable surprise?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
