afforded
Example Sentences
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The 21-page document argues that the benefits afforded by such an addition make it both necessary and warranted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
She deviates from the one-note mean girl role, supplying Gen with dimensionality and kindness that characters like these were rarely afforded.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
The ruling concerns a travel provision afforded to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program created in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He said that because the "death of Andrew was such a serious and tragic case", Bowers and Coles should "not be afforded the opportunity" to be released early.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I still think we could have done something, she and I, if I could have afforded to work at Wal-Mart a little longer.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
