How to use "afford" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "afford" in popular movie and book plots

  • Ambitious high school senior Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) has been accepted to Georgetown University, but cannot afford the tuition.  - The Girl Next Door (2004 film)
  • Soon she finds out she is pregnant, but she can barely afford to raise another child.  - Blood Brothers (musical)
  • Tony intervenes because he cannot afford to lose face by allowing one of his players to be harmed and sends Richie home.  - Richie Aprile
  • Questioning how he was able to afford it, Andie tells him that she knows he has been lying about going to a full-time job.  - Pretty in Pink
  • In order to afford plane tickets to Rome to search for Mieke, Jamie sells his precious Leica M7 camera.  - EuroTrip
  • Having only been able to afford to live at the YMCA, Jack quickly accepts the offer to move in with the duo.  - Three's Company
  • Meanwhile, Neville realizes he can no longer afford the search for Molly and Daisy and decides to suspend the pursuit.  - Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)
  • Kevin realizes a problem and worked out that they can only afford the house if they have a fifth member to work along with them.  - American Pie 2
  • They are both religious and working class and during their student years cannot afford more than the bare necessities of life.  - The History Man
  • He cannot afford this, but Nathan gets the money out of his savings.  - The Full Monty
  • He begins to pressure her to sell the farm as he doesn't see how she can afford to make the loan payments on her own let alone run the farm.  - Places in the Heart
  • Due to its loss of the American Civil War, the South cannot afford Dunson's beef.  - Red River (1948 film)
  • He cannot afford to buy food, and bills that he is unable to pay are constantly slipped under his door.  - The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra
  • The Kaufmans will be able to afford two nannies, so they will not have any problems combining their careers and their family life.  - Just Like That (novel)
  • He cannot afford the care that his mother is receiving so he resorts to being a con man.  - Choke (novel)
  • To afford to do that they will need to.  - Farscape

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