affording

Example Sentences

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Sixty-eight percent of New Yorkers have experienced issues with affording healthcare, and 66% have delayed or gone without care due to cost.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Catherine Thoyts has been learning to drive since November and says any price rises would make affording lessons more challenging.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

Still, three in five Venezuelans said they had difficulties affording enough food last year, according to a study by Gallup published Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 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