afford
verb (used with object)
to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect.
are affording
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present progressiveof afford.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I don’t understand how people are affording these insane mortgages,” said Nicholas Uribe, a 31-year-old property manager who is trying — so far unsuccessfully — to buy a single-family home in the San Fernando Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
But cases like Pocan’s have been rare, Durbin said, and other influential Republicans are affording some level of deference to the Biden White House when it comes to judges.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
One popular distraction has been the window into other people’s rooms: the glimpses of the domestic habitats of colleagues, celebrities and newscasters that video meetings, Twitter P.S.A.s and home broadcasts are affording us.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2020
I admire the Nats’ pluck and am grateful for the chance they are affording me to watch the National League Championship Series in person.
From Fox News ● Oct. 11, 2019
They are better as they are, affording as they do a pleasing contrast, and adding freshness and variety to the many other forms of music.
From Music and Some Highly Musical People by James M. Trotter
