Explore Affords through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Affords meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of afford
Using Affords
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of afford
- In the example corpus, affords often appears in combinations such as: it affords, affords the, that affords.
Context around Affords
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Affords
- In this selection, "affords" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, change, altitudes, sheet, less, flexibility and moments stand out and add context to how "affords" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include artificial sleep affords her mind and balance sheet affords flexibility in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "affords" sits close to words such as adrienne, airlift and alisson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with affords
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Now people say Hannafords has become Can’t-Affords. (9 words)
However, the thinner atmosphere at higher altitudes affords less protection from cosmic rays. (13 words)
A Quiet Place: Day One affords him room to play in this weird career intersection. (15 words)
If you're a huge movie buff, a gamer, or a creator who doesn't normally take their laptop on the road with them, you can bulk up to a 15- to 17-inch model with heft that affords it more power. (42 words)
Florida’s best chance of making this series competitive comes on home ice in Game 3. The Panthers desperately need their stars to shine, and last change affords them the best opportunity to get Matthew Tkachuk and company going. (39 words)
The correct hermeneutic, one that affords an unadulterated vision of reality, is that of the man who lets himself be drawn into a personal relationship, who is willing to abandon his prejudices, who keeps a sense of wonder. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Created using one of the Apokolyptic Mother Boxes, Cyborg's body is enhanced with incredibly advanced technology that affords him superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes.
Florida’s best chance of making this series competitive comes on home ice in Game 3. The Panthers desperately need their stars to shine, and last change affords them the best opportunity to get Matthew Tkachuk and company going.
However, the thinner atmosphere at higher altitudes affords less protection from cosmic rays.
If you are a creator out there, this affords you the opportunity to tell the audience more about your content.
If you're a huge movie buff, a gamer, or a creator who doesn't normally take their laptop on the road with them, you can bulk up to a 15- to 17-inch model with heft that affords it more power.
Now people say Hannafords has become Can’t-Affords.
Regardless of current market conditions, the strength of our balance sheet affords flexibility in the execution of our business strategy.
The beautifully illustrated book is aimed at nine to 11-year-olds and affords a new perspective on the current situation of child refugees and displaced people.
The celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day each year affords us a full day of workshops, activities, and reflection on our collective work as a community.
The correct hermeneutic, one that affords an unadulterated vision of reality, is that of the man who lets himself be drawn into a personal relationship, who is willing to abandon his prejudices, who keeps a sense of wonder.
The Israeli public is probably unique in the sanctity it affords its judiciary, and in its bilious intolerance to attacks on the court.
The victory for Turkey’s longest-serving leader affords him both another term in office as president, and an endorsement of his populist style of politics after he emerged victorious in an election that challenged his rule.
This affords moments of relative normalcy or desperate cheer in which they enjoy what’s left of their class privilege — albeit not for long.
This affords the strategy a direct, explicit hedge exposure using put options rather than the typical proxy hedge offered to stocks by bonds.
Vermont’s Constitution is equally fierce about the right to assembly and the manner of speeches it affords the public.
We want to see a vibrant talent pipeline in accounting because we understand the unique opportunities the profession affords Black Business Leaders.
According to Akume, the celebration should affords us the opportunity to reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of our national heroes and heroines who fought for the entrenchment of democratic rule in our dear country.
Additionally, the law now affords consumers protections if they are considering purchasing used “lemon buyback” vehicles.
A Quiet Place: Day One affords him room to play in this weird career intersection.
Artificial sleep affords her mind a degree of protection, but her body becomes an object.
Common combinations with affords
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- it affords 13×
- affords the 11×
- that affords 9×
- affords us 9×
- affords him 7×
- and affords 7×
- affords them 5×
- this affords 5×
- affords her 5×
- which affords 5×