afford a view
Example Sentences
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For people who can’t afford a view suite, the main benefit of losing the viaduct is elimination of its 80-decibel traffic roar.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2019
East Germany claims the fortified frontier is purely defensive, but many watchtowers do not even afford a view of West Germany.
From Time Magazine Archive
They glanced into the garden—a spacious park-like enclosure terminating in a declivity, so as to afford a view over the sea far below.
From South Wind by Douglas, Norman
The temptation to watch her was very great, and Tisdale squared his shoulders resolutely and swung his chair more towards his own window, which did not afford a view of the lake.
From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff
The other three men forthwith stepped to the nearest port that would afford a view of the chase, and gazed eagerly ahead.
From With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure by Hodgson, Edward S.
