Example Sentences

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He said he was aware of the privilege his F1 career had afforded him, and that for many families the only option was residential care.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

During the book signing, Marquez spoke about his heritage — and how, during his early years, it had afforded him little.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

But if the pandemic had afforded us an insulated dream world, it had also allowed for some smoke screens.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022

Kissinger praised McCain’s “ebullience” and “instinctive sense of moral duty,” and spoke of the gift that his passing had afforded the nation.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2018

We’d need to think about how they’d used whatever opportunities life had afforded them rather than measuring them simply by how far they’d made it up an elitist academic ladder.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama