afforded

Example Sentences

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At the same time, a stronger dollar afforded consumers more purchasing power to buy goods and services from abroad, sending hordes of American tourists to the Eiffel Tower and sun-bleached Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thompson-Hernández’s cinematic canvas recalls a Los Angeles rarely afforded witness on screen.

From Los Angeles Times

Foster attended a French-language prep school in Los Angeles as a child, meaning she attained fluency with much more ease and access than many Americans are afforded.

From Salon

The women in 28 Days Later were afforded emotional realism, agency and moral complexity.

From BBC

Mr. Pinkerton and the other men were arranged with their backs to me in a horseshoe around Mr. Drysdale, which somehow afforded our suspect the only clear view of my antics.

From Literature