| 单词 | afford |
| 例句 | “I cannot afford not to be making at least a little money,” she wrote to William. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z So, since my mom didn’t want to move to a black area and couldn’t afford to move to a white area, she decided to move to a colored area. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I told her what Rain told me when I asked what would happen if we weren’t able to afford our monthly trips for supplies. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Lyra felt like telling the bear to kill him, but she said, “We’re taking the child away for them. They can afford to give one fish to pay for that.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Besides, he couldn’t afford to pay her way and his, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But after we got that store going we made money and could afford a doctor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did they cook it? No. So don’t give me any lip and drop at least a couple of Washingtons in there. You can afford a Lincoln. I know how the lobster market is doing.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Their reasoning was “since we cannot afford to buy bread, then we must just take it.” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Good fortune opens the hand as well as the heart wonderfully; and to give somewhat when we have largely received, is but to afford a vent to the unusual ebullition of the sensations. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I had calc and Latin on Monday, probably my two toughest subjects, and I couldn’t afford to ignore them completely. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “This is all super easy for you to say. You have loving parents who support you and want you to succeed at stuff. You can afford college.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z If we kept to our budget, we believed, we could afford new clothes and shoes and coats, and buy a ton of coal at the cheaper off-season price. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t afford anything but a state attorney. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I would have lost my job if I had attended the conference and I could not afford to do that. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out, however, that no one could afford a new car anyway. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Since I can’t afford to buy Dad that engraved picture frame until Mrs. Gilbert can afford to pay me, I decide to give him a handmade IOU. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z We cannot afford to throw the bread away, because then we should have nothing left to eat in the morning, so we carefully cut off the bits of bread that the animals have gnawed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t afford to be less than ruthlessly honest with myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Probably worried—as worried as I was—that they couldn’t afford such an extravagance. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I waited four hours for the tractors to come up, and then I couldn’t even afford the first bid.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In normal conditions, they wouldn’t have worked the horse, but Seabiscuit couldn’t afford to miss another workout before meeting War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I could afford to be stolen from, but I judged them harshly for doing so. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “His parents could totally afford to send him to private school. But fifty percent of the colored students haven’t been to school at all.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From time to time, Clara and Jaime bought her clothes or gave her something for her basic needs, but usually she could not afford to buy a pair of stockings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I could only afford to hear God’s promise to always be with me and protect me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It remained the City I remembered, so confident of its greatness that it can afford to be kind. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I must have sponsors, at least one or two who could afford a pint of liquid for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At the same time, we can’t afford for David to find out what we’re doing, not now, when there’s no time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His entire body had a violent definition, a primal joy in aggression that caused men of equal size to afford him caution, and especially distance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Its windows afforded a stunning view of the surrounding “city.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Tuve upbraided Lawrence with all the authority of his six weeks’ advantage in age and with all the frank liberty afforded to one childhood friend speaking to another. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now that they had the attention and the sympathy of the nation, the suffrage movement couldn’t afford to lose any momentum. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z "It's a camp for kids whose parents can't afford to send them somewhere else. For poor kids." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He could afford to lay aside his anger against the Trojans. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma often lamented the fact that she could not afford to buy us fruit, sometimes for weeks at a time, but we didn’t mind. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Parents who could afford it had ordered new shoes and ready-made clothes for themselves from Sears and Roebuck or Montgomery Ward. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we’ll be able to afford it because it will be ours!” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with a nice pension and some properties, a person couldn’t afford a stepson like that. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not afford for Mark Antony to lose the battle. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But this fact does not make her less lovely —if you can afford her. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If we couldn’t afford a proper cricket ball, we made one out of an old sock stuffed with rubbish; and we drew wickets on the wall in chalk. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After welcoming their sisters, they triumphantly displayed a table set out with such cold meat as an inn larder usually affords, exclaiming, “Is not this nice? Is not this an agreeable surprise?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When I figured I couldn’t afford college, I just didn’t want to be in Harlem anymore. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z SJ: In order to do that, they have to be able to afford boots. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My family’s contribution was more than my father said he could afford and he would not pay it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her daughter, Pearl Ann, was already away at the university, and some speculated that Mrs. Larkin was less a person of means than she liked others to believe and maybe couldn’t afford to leave town. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He says if he had a handcart he could wheel the bags from float to house and that would be a blessing but a handcart would cost two weeks’ wages and who could afford that? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z You won’t be able to afford it every night, said the major. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But after just three years I could afford all the Spalding basketballs I wanted. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “The underlying rationale,” said Andreessen, “was: If you can afford to pay for it, please do so. If not, use it anyway.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He could afford it financially, of course, but he couldn't afford to drop out. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Up until the 1960s, prison employees could afford to live in and around Ossining, and in many ways they set the tone for life in the area. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of my classmates came from families who couldn’t afford to hire help, so everyone, children included, picked until they collapsed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I guess she must have thought that since she could afford to retire, so could the rest of us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "We don't have a phone no more; couldn't afford it with the kids making so many calls. But I did make some headway on our clues. Want to see?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z After bailing him out a few times, Deborah started leaving him in jail to teach him a lesson, saying, “You just stay there till your bail come down to where you can afford it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Since litigants were required to represent themselves in court, those who could afford to do so would buy a speech from a professional. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Architecture could no longer afford to be subtle; it had to catch the eye of motorists traveling at high speed. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean to pretend I can afford her, but send me word when she becomes available.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We did one round of IVF, which was all we could afford. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Something had to be wrong with me, but one really good advantage about being dirt-poor is that you can’t afford to go to the doctor and get bad news. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My mom argued back that they could afford to send me there. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z My sons have promised me a bull as soon as they can afford it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who’s going to live in them? There’s no colored people who can afford to have two houses,” Lena said. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my goal to produce dresses that the great mass of the people could afford, dresses that would—from the business angle—sell equally well to both large and small, city and country stores. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Ken’s father sold a lot of real estate and he could afford expensive stuff like that. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford a drab for an apple and meat pie, so I had snuck some barley bread and a gristly sausage out of the Mess. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z How else could they afford to buy wives for their sons and insure that they would eventually become ancestors? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you all the protection the government can afford,” White promised him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His love for us is likely to afford us no more protection than it afforded either of them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Electric lights shine from each floor—a luxury only government buildings and the elite's homes can afford. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I wanted to go to the state university but we couldn’t afford it. My father had to send me to a small denominational college.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now all we got to worry about is how we can afford to feed him as well as ourselves,” Dad says finally. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what we can afford; but also there’s an unspoken rule that the food has to be unwaveringly plebeian. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He was so thirsty, he couldn’t afford to lose the fluid. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I could barely afford to write her letters—and beyond that, I had nothing else to offer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z For a little while they talked and joked but gradually fell silent, working the rhythm of scavenge, building piles of copper for whoever was rich enough to afford it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “These new Jews, they have more money too. They can afford it,” Abraham said. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have two mouths to afford you such luxury!” he fumed, advancing threateningly toward me, a cold sneer on his thinlipped, cankerous mouth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The feral pig is considered a “pest animal,” and as such is not subject to protections afforded, say, a deer, or a person. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He doesn’t have to know I can’t afford to eat out for lunch. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Most people simply cannot afford the considerable cost of hiring an attorney. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Traveling by jet was something only rich people could afford. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We couldn’t afford to pay for riding lessons every week, but that didn’t matter. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I could afford to catch a bus home instead of walking or save up to buy whatever. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He's filthy and impatient, but the goats are clean and their milk is rich if you can afford it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was fast arriving at the point where many a black child, eager to continue learning, had to drop out because parents could not afford school fees, books and uniforms. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Father, you promised me that us would not quarrel. This here is crazy. Us can’t afford to quarrel.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Farmers bought more land than they could afford and figured their profits on the covers of their checkbooks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The bleachers had been erected in what was normally a pasture, and they afforded a view of a spacious plywood arena in which a dozen young men engaged in a game of soccer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He found that the peasants’ vocabulary didn’t even have a word for illicit drugs, which almost no one could afford anyway. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I'm far enough ahead of the storm that I can afford one day of no movement. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was warm, it afforded me a limited amount of privacy, and the wireless reception wasn’t too bad. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. This order is very important, and we can’t afford to start over because a kid messed something up.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z With six children to feed we could no longer afford to eat all the vegetables we grew. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He intended no sarcasm, but I well knew that the place he was referring to would not afford me the freedom I longed for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All of this, of course, was afforded to her by Beverly Ember, who had, upon the death of her third husband, reached a financial status she’d never before thought possible. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He thought, not for the first time, how much more convenient things would be if the Morales family could afford a computer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z How many treatments can they afford to purchase? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z That if I do have feelings for him, it doesn't matter because I'll never be able to afford the kind of love that leads to a family, to children. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z What part of “I can’t afford this place” didn’t he understand, anyway? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was a room as big as the main hall over which it stood, and it could afford to have large southern windows because it was on the second stray. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Heather’s sofa pulled out into a bed, and they agreed he could sleep there until Vivi found a job and they were able to afford a larger apartment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How could anyone afford to have trees that didn’t produce food? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And I said, “Can’t afford no air-conditioning. Them things eat current like a boll weevil on cotton.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Trepid felt embarrassed that the girl could sense that she couldn’t afford the dress. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Kali had three sons already, she could afford to sympathise. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Most writers cannot afford focus groups or A/B testing, but they can ask a roommate or colleague or family member to read what they wrote and comment on it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The newspapers say that the police are being more circumspect, that they cannot afford to make another hasty arrest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five hundred you cost me today. What you got to say about it? Huh? Think we can afford that?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Course, most folks couldn’t afford a car, and besides there weren’t no highways then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the stern of the Husky Clipper, Bobby Moch couldn’t afford to wait any longer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I would have evaded—and for how long could I have afforded to delay?—learning the great lesson of school, that I had a public identity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad gave it to me for my birthday. He can’t afford to buy another one.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Momma told her that with Daddy in prison, she couldn’t afford daycare and that Nana wouldn’t take care of me ’cause I wasn’t her baby and therefore I wasn’t her problem. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Most commentators at the time agreed that affording police the power and discretion to protect themselves during an encounter with someone they believed to be dangerous is not “unreasonable” under the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t stress about getting into a good college because I already knew I couldn’t afford to go to a good college. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The early moisture would set in, and I couldn’t afford to get sick. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Those who could not afford such fancy appliances threw windows open to catch the breeze. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "The 301 stands for January 30, the day Hitler became our leader. Thanks to the Führer, every German can afford a new radio. All of Germany can tune in the Führer." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z An inventor offered a special invalid chair, although he said he couldn't afford to give it to Garfield permanently. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z For formal dances I have dresses which I sew myself because I can’t afford to buy them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He can't afford a bad grade—or a bad mark—in his Party record book, because that would keep him from getting a good job later on. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Will she be able to find a home she can afford in-stead of spending five figures in rent each year? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z When I could have used one, when the kids were little, I couldn’t afford it; and later, when I could afford it, I still found the idea repugnant. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For that reason I couldn’t afford to get my hopes up. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a poor old woman with no money. How can I afford the repairs? Oh, why did I take you little fiends off the streets?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She buried the boy but couldn’t afford a headstone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And if I can’t afford college, why would someone as brilliant as Arthur want to be with me, someone who’s struggling with high school? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I knew Mom was working crazy hard all the time, and even so, we could only afford the cheap cereal. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Most blacks simply couldn’t afford tuition for higher education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But they shout after him anyway as he makes his way out: how did a volunteer and night student afford $1,000 a month? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I lured Wil and Sim to the Eolian with the promise of free drinks, the one piece of generosity I could afford. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s not the fashion, but it’s becoming, and I can’t afford to make a fright of myself,” she used to say, when advised to frizzle, puff, or braid, as the latest style commanded. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s none of his business I can’t afford fancy brushes and watercolor paper at home. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These were men who could afford to spend large amounts of money for two, three, or four hours indulging their strange appetites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta, Fern, and I could afford to have our little scraps. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In Los Angeles, in our own time, Kevin and I could have afforded it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Because of the wind, which would make the shooting much more difficult, he could probably afford to go slowly enough so as to assure snagging the glasses. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The trouble is that we are seldom aware of the protection afforded by natural enemies until it fails. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Can’t imagine how she manages to afford them all or even where she gets them—women are no longer allowed to buy cigarettes in Ormaie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Their owners had simply no longer been able to afford fuel for them, so they’d just parked them and walked away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My mom finally exploded and cried when she realized we didn’t even have a plastic bag and couldn’t afford to throw away the pants. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It's slowing me down, and I can't afford to be slowed down a single beat, so I wiggle my way out of the straps and let the backpack fall to the ground. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was protected by her family, as they would normally have done in China if they could have afforded it, not sent off to school with strangers, ghosts, boys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, down in South Carolina the assurances afforded slavery that so troubled Martin of Maryland struck many delegates as inadequate. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Who in the ghetto can afford a camcorder? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Marsha knew that a pregnancy at her age was very risky, but she couldn't afford to see a doctor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They feared that Iran was never going to be the same again, and didn't want their children growing up without the freedoms they'd been afforded. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Egypt could not afford to support another war. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He was delighted with the harbor and wrote: “Not a port in the universe could afford more conveniences.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes cannot afford such a house for her mother, much less herself. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z One barrier facing potential voters was the poll tax, a special tax required of all voters that many blacks and poor whites could not afford to pay. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford salt for my meals, or drinks on my rare evenings out with friends. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Kindness was a luxury that only the full belly could afford. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He said I must afford the reverend the same respect and obedience that I gave to him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If we could only get some hint as to what passed in his mind, between the time of my argument with him to-day and his resumption of fly-catching, it might afford us a valuable clue. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Its harsh skin afforded such a marvellously good grip that without thinking about what I was doing, I pulled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the neighborhood who could afford a hair stylist came to Park's mom. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But I already know which one I’d paint my room if we could afford it: it’s the most beautiful yellow ever, like baby-chick fluff, and it’s called Sunflower Sky. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “We can’t afford to lose any more questers here! We have to stick together!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No one in the Seam would turn up their nose at a good leg of wild dog, but the Peacekeepers who come to the Hob can afford to be a little choosier. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My parents said they couldn’t afford a piano, but this is a thrift store, so it can’t be that expensive. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They had their own business, a home, two daughters who could now speak English better than they could speak Farsi, and enough financial stability to afford another kid. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He waited on one of the benches affording a view of the gazebo and the musicians. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure I can afford it, to be honest.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Audiences who attend operas are usually able to afford the price of a ticket and are of an educational level and demographic cohort that supports, understands, and appreciates the form. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Of course we did. And now she’s doing the same. It’s just that she can afford to do more. Ten thousand dollars! I can’t believe it.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “See. This Florentine alone weighs forty-three cents. I can’t afford to throw that kind of money away.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My father could only afford one that year, so we passed it around, taking small sips, holding the sunshine-sweet liquid in our mouths for as long as possible before giving in to a swallow. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I preferred it to hamburgers or hot dogs, the only alternative I could afford in the coffee shops on Massachusetts Avenue, and, besides, at the time I had yet to consume any beef. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It helped her headaches, but at fifty dollars for a third of an ounce, we couldn’t afford it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If I couldn’t afford sweats and shoes to try out for a track team, it was obvious that I wouldn’t be able to afford to go to college—not even City College. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z My mom couldn’t afford to buy much food at the market, usually just a half pound of beans, a few ingredients to make gravy, and some cornstarch to make kaunga, a traditional doughlike dish. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She had been startled, when she first saw the listing in the real estate section of the paper, to realize she could afford the down payment in cash. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He specified that the only patients to be charged were those who could easily afford it, and that any money they brought in should then be spent treating those without money. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If your circumstances were such that you couldn’t afford to eat, or have a home, or have clothes to wear, then you were poor. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z My mother could not afford diapers, so she used pieces of rags to diaper the baby. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t afford pet food, so the animals had to eat our leftovers, and there usually wasn’t much. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z George and my sisters no longer went about in rags; we now could even afford a Christmas tree. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We could not afford a ring and trained on a cement floor, which was particularly dangerous when a boxer was knocked down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford half the rent, I told him, and I wouldn’t live there unless I could pay my own way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s laziness, I know, but I’ve got the money today and can afford the trip home. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I wandered the mall, hitting the electronics spots, first Radio Shack, Best Buy, moving my way up to the Apple Store, coveting things I’d never be able to afford. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Min’s work was renowned for its great beauty, but there were not many who could afford it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It would belong to people who could afford to live there. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Breakfast in South China, at least for those who could afford it, was congee—white rice porridge’with lettuce and dace paste and bamboo shoots. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They would find an apartment for rent: usually a studio, sometimes an efficiency, whatever they could afford and wherever they could go month to month, for Mia did not like to be tied down. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bernabe likened the painted cattleguard to the sort of stickers—“Protected by Acme Burglar Alarm System”—store owners who could not afford burglar alarm systems put on prominent display in their business windows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the fact that, with my mother working, I could I now afford a few books and a uniform, I continued wondering what I was being educated for. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama and I used to walk past his furniture store to admire the window displays, but we never could have afforded anything in it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She cannot afford to bear her next child until the previous toddler can walk fast enough to keep up with the tribe and not hold it back. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Money was always an issue for her though, and she couldn’t afford to enroll him in a school that demanded tuition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And the town had enough navigable sidewalks to qualify as pedestrian-friendly—important for a large group of people who couldn’t afford automobiles. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I was getting furious, but I tried to contain myself, because I knew I couldn’t afford to lose my temper. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I wish that I’ll go to college on a scholarship someday I wish I’ll be homecoming queen in high school. I wish we could afford a nice house.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you that. But in a few years—five or ten—a whole lot of coloreds will have enough to afford it. A whole lot. Take my word for it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They were mine, out there, and I couldn't afford to lose them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “What I feel for you and what I can afford are two different things,” she said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look,” he said, sounding more conciliatory now, as a victor could afford to. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z You couldn’t afford to buy a dozen eggs at a time, but you could buy two eggs because that’s all you needed that morning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Things are getting so expensive—even basics like flour cost so much that it’s hard for poor people to afford simple bread. May Allah have mercy on them.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We could have afforded a laundress, she thought; it wasn’t fair. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z These decisions can be appealed, but appeals are rarely successful without an attorney—a luxury most public housing applicants cannot afford. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They swear at us when we demand our fee, But what man can afford to work for free? Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He can’t afford a store anywhere else but where she lives, and she has no other place to buy a good apple or a fresh loaf of bread. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A powerful corporation, he realized, would of course be able to afford this. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A few days later, Henrietta’s body made the long, winding train ride from Baltimore to Clover in a plain pine box, which was all Day could afford. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When we can afford it, he uses an inhaler. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Those who couldn't afford a ticket need not have missed out, either. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Now she and Mama both had positions with one of the richest families in Pittsburgh, and before they knew it, they would be able to afford to move into their own little place. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I was puzzled by what I thought to be wastefulness on the part of white people: they threw away, still in excellent condition, things that many black people could not even afford to buy secondhand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses carrying the kind of weight Seabiscuit was packing cannot afford to lose momentum. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people are born with it, Papa said, and most people could never afford the surgery to fix it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I wore red satin shorts and the best pair of boxing shoes I could afford. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “The Asker pays what he can afford, as you know. Kings have in fact come to the Foretellers; but not very often...” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Eric warned us not to appear too attached to our parents on Visiting Day, so visiting home would be betraying the Dauntless, and I can’t afford to do that. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As he wrote in his memoir about his wayward youth, “Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z You should be with parents who can afford to throw away pennies like trash. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “I still can’t afford it because I need to start working full time to help my family get out of debt. I need to work more than full time, in fact.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The small businessmen, government workers, and artisans who lived here could not afford the mansions of the Refined, but most of their homes were equipped with indoor plumbing, electric lights, and gas for cooking. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When school was out in June, he said we couldn’t afford the train fare to Mississippi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But they were wages nonetheless, and Harry couldn’t afford to be particular. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t afford a hand lamp,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s been in the shop ever since. Can’t afford to get it fixed.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I still think we could have done something, she and I, if I could have afforded to work at Wal-Mart a little longer. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And even those who could manage a visit to the Market could not afford the heaps of goods that Antain’s mother piled into her basket. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I think the lesson,” Ellsberg answered, “is that the people of this country can’t afford to let the president run the country by himself.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I also return to the cellar of my parents’ house, because I can’t afford not to. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t afford many new books, but we belonged to the local library. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Their increased purchasing power afforded them summer vacations to the beach or the mountains. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The money I earned in Kilvin’s shop was spent on essentials: ink, soap, lute strings ... the only other thing I could afford was pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Normal people couldn’t afford them, and even if they could, they weren’t allowed access. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Dad can afford expensive'?” I said, and she glared at me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I cannot afford to get upset, to leave this room with puffy eyes and a red nose. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She told me formula was the very best thing, a modern miracle, but we couldn’t afford it for two. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With his little salary, we could barely afford to feed our kids— we had gone from four kids to five to six to seven. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I could only afford three minutes and had to leave time for Frankie to talk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Irritating as Miss Kenton's behaviour was, I could not afford to give it much thought, for by then the first of the guests had arrived. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The local leshy would get her lost, which was something she couldn’t afford right now. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “We have to leave in a few hours; the family can’t afford to keep us. He says there’s a family that will take us, and he’ll return soon to take us there.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother adores coffee, which we could almost never afford, but it only tastes bitter and thin to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z After six months on the job I had saved enough money to afford a private school. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Besides, Finn and Sean couldn’t afford to take care of a horse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His roommate had left him with rent that he couldn’t afford. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z What a disaster it would have been not to be able to compete because I couldn’t afford the fees. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Also, it could only afford one guard, and he was lazy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She had bought a small house in town for less than twelve thousand dollars, which is what she could afford. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even if I knew the person could afford it. I just didn’t like feeling like I was getting a handout.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I can no longer afford to buy milk, but while my son is young and needs it I will give it to him.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Wade, it was predominantly the daughters of middle- or upper-class families who could arrange and afford a safe illegal abortion. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I knew that I could not afford a room, but wandering through the city I saw signs tacked to some houses, advertising beds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘No more than you can afford,’ answered Strider with a slow smile, as if he guessed Frodo’s thoughts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Monday’s Ma couldn’t afford to do that, so I asked Ma if I could get school lunch too. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Although we knew it wasn’t too likely we could ever afford it, it was something to talk about, a game for Sundays. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sisters couldn’t afford to let news of the escape leak into the Protectorate. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I explained to those students that progress is slow, that they couldn’t afford to simply sit and wait for change to come. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He wanted to make sure that his family was safe, but Kathy, his wife, wasn’t afforded the same certainty. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Desperate for low-cost housing to replace their demolished units, blacks moved in and the lower-class whites who could afford to leave sold their property at a loss and fled to the suburbs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Cari could afford to shred things before the day was even started, but he needed the luck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We'd get beans from time to time, if our father could afford it. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer knew that this was a duel the United States could not afford to lose. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I couldn’t afford to let my father get himself all wound up again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z For their sakes, we couldn’t afford to settle for the status quo. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Nathaniel, Pa just needs another set of hands around the place. This is the only way he could afford it.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The National Park Service, the board noted sadly, could not afford to treat the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z By the 1980s, he had developed a solid business that didn't generate a lot of extra money but afforded him a gratifying degree of independence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The difference was, because of their education and fancy degrees, they could afford to pay money to contribute to their cause. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to show how panicked I felt, even if things seemed hopeless. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We would explain that when you lose everything, you can’t afford much of anything. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Maybe we couldn’t afford to build the Glass Castle quite yet, but certainly we could put painted tires around our front yard to spruce it up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After all, I'd saved nearly the whole of my New York salary, so I could just about afford it But the hollow voice said, "You better count me out." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Can you afford to eat here?” he asked. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “It’s better to sell them to people who can’t afford to buy them brand-new.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I told her I couldn’t afford a cab. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My shoes were spotless, and I couldn't afford them either, but I was only fifteen. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “You have considerably inconvenienced us and caused us a great deal of expense we cannot well afford.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There were a lot of us that never could afford to eat in the dining car, and the peddlers would board the trains every day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It put her on equal footing with the other female supervisors and—theoretically, at least—with men of the same rating, and it afforded her a degree of center-wide visibility. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Things are uneven between us as it is; I’m not sure I can afford Cordelia. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Fischers could never afford to eat there. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Char can’t afford to do no more time here. Her other teachers know that. They’re giving her the grades she needs to move up.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He named it Foolish Carriage because, he said, it was foolish for any man with as many children as he to think he could afford a horseless carriage. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z For safety’s sake, a responsible guide will always insist on calling the shots—he or she simply can’t afford to let each client make important decisions independently. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But I was now a convicted prisoner, not an awaiting-trial prisoner, and was treated without even that little deference that is afforded to the latter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They can afford to buy butcher meat in town, although none of us likes it any better than fresh game. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And in Wisconsin, more than eleven thousand poor people go to court without representation every year because anyone who earns more than $3,000 per year is considered able to afford a lawyer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If this was a test, he couldn’t afford to get an F. He stumbled a few times as they ran for the river. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir had said something about a lawyer, but Stanley knew his parents couldn't afford a lawyer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Every business needed a gimmick, I suppose, and hers clearly worked if she could afford a pad like this. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z There were so many girls to choose from, every conceivable nationality, that a kid would have to gallop three hundred horses to afford them all. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But she said nothing, nor did I for we both knew she could not pay me more, and I could not afford to sell for less. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And where they could afford, she doesn’t dare live. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I knew I couldn’t afford a new one at a department store or music store, and I don’t know if I can even afford an Elliot guitar, but I have to find out. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z If I speak right now, I will break down, and I can’t afford to do that. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Without income we could no longer afford the rent for our dingy shack. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Those Chicagoans lucky enough to be able to afford the latest technology had electric fans to keep them cool. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As Ignatius was considering the delight which the little baseball game afforded humanity, the two sad and covetous eyes moved toward him through the crowd like torpedoes zeroing in on a great woolly tanker. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But it would take a millionaire to afford to shoot them at five cents a shot. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning and facing her, I said, impetuously, “How can I go! How can I go! I can’t afford to miss school on Tuesday. We have exams,” I lied. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the men came in by the dozens—dusty, tired men who had journeyed by foot and by wagon when they could not afford a train ticket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the frantic looks on the faces around him, but he couldn’t afford them the attention they needed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Are you sick, miss? Because I cannot afford to catch a cold." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dad works all the extra hours he can, even on Saturdays, so Mom can afford to work part-time at home. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z That is going to make it hard for some people to afford it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The burden of feeding and guarding a prisoner was not something the expedition could afford to do. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It’s a fancy place downtown where a lot of senior citizens live, if they can afford it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to do anything else, and I couldn’t afford to get around any other way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They were all happy because Pa had got such good prices for his furs that he could afford to get them such beautiful presents. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Reyna didn’t understand how, but she knew she couldn’t afford to take even one blow. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They could not afford to waste their powder and bullets. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I was blown away and still had no idea how she could afford it. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z To start a new life, in which she could afford to keep her children. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can afford to cut him a little slack here,” I said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “How rich do you have to be,” murmured Jeanne, “to be able to afford to buy all your food?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The Mlothi provided us with many items we could not afford— clothes, knives, furniture, spoons, cribs, mugs, forks, plates and scraps of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence could afford to scoff at suggestions that the cyclotron was still in its shakedown stage. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Those who could afford to own their freedom lived on the other side of the wall. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Not now. He’ll come after me with everything he’s got. He can’t afford to lose this much face. Too many people would be laughing.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z People living on others’ goodwill cannot afford political opinions. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When I had just come to the city, I saw on Madame’s television that a lot of poor city women throw out their babies because they can’t afford to feed them. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Many people left by ship. But most couldn’t afford to flee, or had no place to go. And the leaders of Saint-Pierre kept telling people the worst was over.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z If it was the shorter-winded Specify, whom he expected to collapse in the homestretch, he could afford to wait. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you cannot afford a lawyer, the court will provide one,” Master Williams said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I want to give music lessons to kids who can’t afford them,” I say. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I had thought of going to the famous university there, but Mum could not afford to send me unless I won a major scholarship. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even afford to return to Freetown if I wanted to. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They were ranked by sixes, though, and so were constrained in their firing, only a few able to present at once; and the causeway afforded no cover. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “This is a store for those who...can afford it,” he replies, with a small, hard smile that really isn’t a smile at all. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He suggested that I begin by paying what I could afford, and as my salary went up, I could increase the payment. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They felt Ma couldn’t afford to live in New York any longer. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There should have been other musicians—a flautist, a harmonium player, but we could not afford these. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But Naima knew her parents couldn’t afford to pay fees for two girls. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z We would just pool all of our money and see how much we had and what we could afford. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Breakfast was good, although no more than a poor artisan could afford—milk and ale, gruel, sausages, and corn bread. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They themselves eat in shacks like these, and if all the shacks like these disappeared in Lagos, they will go lunchless, unable to afford anything else. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Really. As long as she can afford to keep her Second Chance Ranch running, you’ll always have a home.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The rapidly growing tissues of a child would also afford conditions most suitable for the development of malignant cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But she could not afford a single mistake this day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Shin made little progress in learning how to manage money, sometimes spending more than he could afford on dinners and airline tickets for friends. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I arranged my life so that I could afford to travel and compete on the fencing circuit, but there was a key detail missing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t be able to afford any of that. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It’s a pity we have to turn in our big Philips, but when you’re in hiding, you can’t afford to bring the authorities down on your heads. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Many who could ill afford it gave a dollar here, a dollar there, to show their support. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As things turned out, it was a good thing rrty mom had watched that particular drum lesson, because it would be the last one we’d be able to afford for a long while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just... a risk I can’t afford to take right now. We so close to getting enough money together.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The best lights were only for the people who could afford them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z For supper they ate whatever Mutti could afford to cook that day, usually turnips and potatoes and cabbage. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He could not afford to get angry now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t afford to go there without a scholarship,” Nick said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z My parents could barely afford it, so I would teach her turns and leaps, and she’d end up doing them better than me. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My mother told me that that could not be, that Granny was already overburdened with looking after herself and her other children and could not afford to take us in. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The practice of encouraging defendants to plead guilty to crimes, rather than affording them the benefit of a full trial, has always carried its risks and downsides. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z No more could he afford to be the silly little novice that had bumbled about the Abbey before the start of the present troubles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Père Lafontant despised the concept because he knew what it meant in practical terms: the simplest technology was for the poor, while the rich had the resources to afford the best technology. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I read through the website and figured out that he was assigned to Marcus because Marcus couldn’t afford his own lawyer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “This particular one could probably afford it,” I said grimly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Well, music. I thought I could teach kids who can’t afford lessons how to play piano. Because music is something that brings everyone together, and it’s a language everyone understands.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I know the whole thing has nothing to with the word ‘afford.’ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “We can afford wireless mics that work, cushions for the seats, or maybe a whole new auditorium.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z As far as they knew, he was just another kid wrestling in busted-up Nikes because he couldn’t afford wrestling shoes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Most of all, they wanted us to take advantage of every opportunity afforded to us by living in the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And I couldn't afford to do that at all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The wide boulevards sing with the buzz of motorcycle engines, squeaky bicycles, and, for those wealthy enough to afford them, small cars. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you do all this, you will be afforded brief glimpses of something Mr. Go does not quite understand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When she graduated, the family felt that they could not afford to send her on to high school. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The girl had accidentally knocked over a pot of boiling potatoes and was badly scalded, and Generose, too poor to afford a ride to a hospital, was left to wrap her daughter’s burns with leaves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Now, after several years in which to observe the effects of spraying, the Canadians find a mixed situation, but one that affords very little comfort to devotees of salmon fishing, provided spraying is continued. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At night before bedtime, we all took turns brushing our teeth, but when money was tight and we couldn’t afford toothpaste, my mom told us to brush with coal. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The rain afforded an even greater privacy; no one in the world would come this way to find them inside this tree. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z So I just wind up nodding when she repeats herself: 'Dante, we can afford shoes.’ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The cake is actually a cupcake, but it's all I could afford. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The rooms of the main castle—which he could see from the windows—were mostly small, because people can’t afford to build for luxury when they are making a fortification. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Every week we interviewed old women who brewed African beer as a way to supplement their tiny incomes, who now faced jail terms and fines they could not afford to pay. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But their credentials are not at the level that would bring them enough scholarship aid for them to afford it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Satisfying needs is the burden of the poor. The wealthy and powerful can afford to indulge their wants and whims. If you pass on this opportunity, you will always wonder what you missed.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But no one here could afford to spare any coin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Elsie, we couldn’t possibly afford to buy a house in Myrtle Beach or anywhere else.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I could not afford to skip school regularly; and besides, each trip did not yield a book. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But because all we can afford right now is this small apartment, now my parents can’t stand to be near each other. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He wanted to learn calculus next but couldn’t afford another book, so he went to the school and asked the math teacher for one. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She pushes the stroller back down Massachusetts Avenue, weeping freely, knowing that she can’t possibly afford to go back and buy it all again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t posing as a teacher this year, so I guess he could afford to be casual. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z We always celebrate the Harvest Festival on the final day of the Victory Tour, but usually it means a meal at home or with a few friends if you can afford it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Our tools for diminishing flight distance are the knowledge we have of an animal, the food and shelter we provide, the protection we afford. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If I could afford to pay for a private school for you I would. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On my affording an opportunity, through the medium of the currency of the realm, of the allaying, at a later period, this beneficial evil, one of the men remarked:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Not every German family could afford a radio, but those who could gathered around, eager to hear what the new chancellor would say. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “What about rentals without a super position? Can we afford that?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When the phone calls started again, though — again — he looked in the phone book, found out where Pinkus lived, and took a room as nearby as he could afford. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kids who are going to find the Golden Tickets are the ones who can afford to buy candy bars every day. Our Charlie gets only one a year. There isn’t a hope.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z We couldn’t afford to get sun poisoning out here. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Peninsula Luggage was floundering, and they could no longer afford our mortgage and my sister's college tuition. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Heaven knows when I shall be able to afford another.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He will want to kill the human who stared at him: he can’t afford to show fear when his authority is challenged by another evil primate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not afford to fly to Vermont, and I wrote and told him so. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The absence of explicitly racist rhetoric afforded the racial nature of his coded appeals a certain plausible deniability. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Similarly mournful love songs were cropping up all over Europe during this period, their woeful lyrics gaining popularity in courts, noble houses, and other places where a sheet of printed music could be afforded. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Also, playing for higher stakes than he could afford in some rather steep bridge games with his New York connections, he had held cards and won several hundred dollars. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Burnham could send telegrams, but they forced a cold and clumsy brevity and afforded little privacy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He couldn’t afford to fall asleep on the train. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Real teachers can’t afford designer suits,” I say before I really think about what I’m saying. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Whatever. It’s not like we can afford it anyway, especially with the way you and your brother eat.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody can afford that. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Unable to afford the suit's matching top, she's been reduced to waddling the streets much like two women fused together in some sort of cruel experiment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I put off getting my license because of soccer practice, homework, and the fact that I know my parents couldn’t afford to get me a car right now, so what was the point?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was the dream I cherished when I entered prison at the age of forty-four, but I was no longer a young man, I was seventy-one, and I could not afford to waste any time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what Will’s family had done to amass this kind of wealth, but I knew the dude could afford more than Natty Light. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to be submissive anymore, not with Otto unprotected. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I am unused to such scrupulous politeness being afforded to me—he’s doing me the courtesy of not asking for my true name. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Garcías could not afford extras, and they did not want to put their hosts in the embarrassing position of having to spend money out of largesse. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I thought that it would mean something if my family could afford a nicer car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The animals had so much to eat they could afford to ignore food that tended to be sour. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t help much, but I was sane enough now to know that I had something to do before I could afford to sleep again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t afford for her to burn out. There is such a thing. But you already know that, Hams.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to miss anything in calculus so close to the final, but my curiosity got the better of me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “When I was your age, I couldn’t even afford to buy new clothes,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Unless she found a job that paid twice as much, she could not afford to stay. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet in only a few years, he would be so broke that he couldn’t afford his lighting bill and had to vacate his mansion. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was the biggest tree in the neighborhood and its price was so high that no one could afford to buy it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t, said he couldn’t afford it, and I took the complimentary copy with me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She could afford a proper trunk for her belongings even if she had no place to take them. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I have given you a present already, more than I could afford. I found this, and I’m going to keep it.” The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a fun little escape for them, but it took her back to a place she could not afford to revisit. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He couldn’t afford to let it happen again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Honey, we can’t afford to not fix the car,” Mom said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But not both, for he couldn’t afford it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “I would have, in your place. But we can’t afford to have you break up, you know.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z With long winters and high mountains, the country lacks arable land, denies incentives to farmers, and cannot afford fuel or modern farm equipment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z To get papers, he said, I would need a photo I could not afford and a birth registration that did not exist. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She’s not there when I arrive, so I get a small black coffee—pretty much the only thing I can afford—and sit and wait for her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But I always have thought it was strange, if our mother cells done so much for medicine, how come her family can’t afford to see no doctors? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He couldn’t afford to indulge in that kind of thinking. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “He can’t afford to be gone that long! Exams are coming up soon.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the sort of house only a wealthy family could afford to build. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For most of high school, I had to go over to Izzy's house to type my papers, because we couldn't afford a computer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The close-growing trees which almost met overhead would afford more shade when the sun rose higher. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sighing, I scrounged my finances journal out from under my pillow and tried to figure out what I could afford at the market. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They could even afford Coca-Cola instead of their customary generic pop, and brand-name Kraft macaroni and cheese; this was a source of distinct pride. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannibal the elephant trumpeted with happiness, but Frank couldn’t afford to watch. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Though not enough for meat pies. We could perhaps afford a jacket potato.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “We can afford to pay our own bill,” Hari said finally, sounding mortally offended. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “You guys, too? How can you afford this?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to rent an apartment, and even if I could the only apartments for rent were in town. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I could not even afford to pay the fifty-pound balance still owing on the plot of land that I had purchased in Umtata, and had to give it up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have a birth record, and I can’t afford the photograph. Not for a while. It took two weeks to save up the train fare...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At sixteen, most kids would stress about parallel parking tests, getting a driver’s license, and affording a car. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can afford to travel,” his father said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He said I had meant well taking Virginia with me, and that he could not afford to lose his best apprentice. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nothing in the opinion or in the subsequent legal strategy made clear that segregation had afforded elites a crucial means of exercising social control over poor and working-class whites as well as blacks. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We can’t afford uniforms or boots and Billy says, How will the world know who we are? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The older children were “hired out” by the master, Edward Brodas, to farmers who needed slave labor but who could not afford to buy slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, having defeated the last of his own enemies, Octavian could afford to be generous. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The name explicitly challenges a politics that affords inclusion and acceptance for a few but guarantees exclusion for many. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And I was never going to get to ride my bike again, no matter how many new inner tubes I could afford. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite my many protests of a weak stomach, Mom argued that we couldn’t afford takeout and insisted we tough it out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Most states have partially opted out, affording exceptions for people in drug treatment, for example. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Artemis would not risk causing brain damage to his meal ticket, nor could he afford to reveal the Book as the source of his information. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z ‘And wouldn’t that be lovely,” said Uncle, “if we could afford to eat cake.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “He won’t be able to win without that special tutor, and I can’t afford to hire him! There’s no other way.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z By fall, though, Barack’s stock had begun to rise in part thanks to the publication of The Audacity of Hope and a slew of media opportunities afforded by the book tour. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Also the only thing I can afford: I have won a scholarship to university, which was no more than expected. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "It is a small thing, my princess, but all a poor exile could afford," he said as he laid a small stack of old books before her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But they could never afford the list of extras that she kept tucked inside her mind. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she couldn’t make their house payments or buy groceries because George had drained their account yet again buying lab equipment they couldn’t afford. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Well, it discriminated against kids who couldn’t afford to buy ties or jackets if they didn’t already have them,” Mrs. Hidalgo said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Claudia knew that hundreds of people who lived in her town worked in offices in New York City and could afford to pay full fare both ways every day. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Trust was a luxury that no one could afford in Nazi Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He answered, “We can’t afford a New York Times. It costs a dime.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He met my mother on the boat over, got married later and, when he thought they could afford it, had me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Only that they can’t afford a babysitter, let alone the special weekend Dad is treating Mom to, on account of their admittedly remarkable seventeen years together. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But he told himself that he could not afford to stay long. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even the wealthy kids who went to my school and lived in houses and ate three meals a day could not afford such a precious thing. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Our family had no piano and we couldn’t afford to buy one, let alone reams of sheet music and piano lessons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "This tourney is an extravagance the realm cannot afford." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Gaunt children, blond with malnutrition, selling smutty magazines and food they couldn’t afford to eat themselves. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth is, we have both had to make compromises that cost us sleep at night in order to afford us enough time to share our relationship with the world on our own terms. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It is so pretty, but I know we cannot afford it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Schultz, Julie and George had spent most of their working hours with us for months; they could not afford to let any harm come to us. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Taisin knew she was lucky that the Academy had taken her, for her family could not afford to pay for her education. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Most immigrant families successful enough to afford better—the doctors, lawyers, and businessmen—packed up and resettled in middle-class communities, usually with other families from the homeland. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Agnes says it likes tomatoes, but it’s not like we can afford to waste tomatoes on a chicken my parents don’t know exists and wouldn’t necessarily want to catch anyway. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z And now they could not afford the time. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I know we couldn’t afford a vet and I didn’t even ask. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No e-mails, no instant messaging—not only couldn’t we afford a computer at home, but Mamá worried that we didn’t understand how to distinguish our real-life friends from dirty old men. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A few white doctors were allowed to practise in the ghetto, but only the wealthy could afford to go to them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to pay half that and stay in school. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I can’t afford pride or aversion, there are all kinds of things that have to be discarded, under the circumstances. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am sorry. We can’t afford two. We just—we came here for a baby. I’m sure you’ll find . . .” Her voice trails off. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Those who could afford butter on their bread bought it and stored it in the kitchen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our habits of expense make us too dependent, and there are not many in my rank of life who can afford to marry without some attention to money.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Instead of allowing each officer to rely on his or her own limited experience and biases in detecting suspicious behavior, a drug-courier profile affords every officer the advantage of the agency’s collective experience and expertise. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I need to bring myself out of this stupor, I can’t afford to be weak. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If you are doing well you turn yours in on a new model just as you do with an automobile if you can possibly afford to. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I could pay off my entire debt and still afford my tuition, but it would leave me penniless. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Other students could afford to stroll through their studies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Two things are clear, though: he wanted to make sure no one would ever find out, and he’s the kind of person who could afford an expensive hotel almost every week. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She said the thing she liked to say when she wanted to remind him that he could not afford any sort of unusual behavior. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then it occurred to him - Annabeth could afford to be scared for him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She was not mere sweetness, and he could not afford to condescend to her, for she was a force, she could drive him out of his depth and push him under. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I can’t afford it,” I say, “but would you like to make a donation to children who don’t have a place to sleep tonight?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “You have a secret docking cave and you couldn’t afford to give my mom overtime and dental?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Every year around this time we put boxes of Thanksgiving food together for the people in town who can’t afford it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And worse, a husder could never afford to have it demonstrated that he could be bluffed, that he could be frightened by a threat, that he lacked nerve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t afford an electric refrigerator. We got to keep this one.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d paid for new clothes, new rattles, new bottles, new diapers, even though they could not afford them and Aziza’s old ones were still serviceable. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z These were people from the villages who couldn’t afford anything better. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I remember we couldn’t afford to fly back to Mumbai. And then Mummy threw away all her art supplies. She changed.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We bought some rice, some palm oil, salt, and fish; by the time we were done, the market was filling up with people hurriedly trying to buy whatever they could afford. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "Oh, of course not, beautiful, she only told two of us girls. She couldn't afford to let her husband hear of it. He . . . well, it's too long a story." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He would overcome them: his band had grown large, and for the treasures Hrothgar could afford now to give them in sign of his thanks, his warriors became hornets. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He had simply said, in answer to her surprised inquiries as to the change, “I can’t afford it, my dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, Marianne’s boyfriend lost his job as a roofer because he missed so much time after getting a cut on his foot for which he couldn’t afford the prescribed antibiotic. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly Mrs. Brindle does not discuss Katie’s interest in drama or express regret that she cannot afford to cultivate her daughter’s talent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My plan, insofar as I had one, was to go to university to be a computer programmer, but we couldn’t afford the tuition. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They had been bickering a lot lately, but wasn’t that just stress over moving, selling the house, and trying to find something in Los Angeles they could afford? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I thought we couldn’t afford for me to get a new cell phone?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He might even help Finn buy new ones and put them in a brand-new backpack they couldn’t afford. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z If they were attacked, they could afford to lose more fighters. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Fig and I couldn’t afford for this lemonade stand to fail. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Farmer’s answer was that project managers could afford to wait for lower prices, but not all patients could. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For you did get a taste of oats when I could afford ’em, which no one can deny.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The only meals they could afford were bread and margarine for breakfast, boiled potatoes and cabbage for lunch, and cabbage soup for supper. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “But I can no longer afford to keep Beatrice on here, so you will be required to take over her duties.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam says, Oh, I can’t afford sausages, and he says, Am I asking you for money? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “He appreciated the solace I afforded him in the aftermath of the gleaning,” she told Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I think Dad was just too cheap to afford a divorce, so he splurged on a fancy hotel, someplace that probably has terry-cloth robes and heart-shaped good-night chocolates. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The things she could afford to buy did not last, had no beauty or style, and were absorbed by the dingy storefront. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Theoretical differences amongst those fighting against oppression is a luxury we cannot afford at this stage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pardon me, Headmaster. But our family can’t afford that tutor from Kolkata, sir, and I’ve heard you say that math was your best subject. I think I could learn it now—with your help.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Jay couldn’t afford Christmas, and Trey obviously couldn’t either. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, remember that stuff? People use it to pay for groceries, clothes. It takes money to run a business, Elizabeth. My mother can’t afford to lose this teaching job.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Have one taken right away. We can’t afford to take chances with a patient in his condition. We’ve got to keep ourselves covered in case he dies.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If an individual could afford to pay a dollar or two for a full day’s care, the money was accepted. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z As they could not afford a professional, though, Ralph applied himself to finding a way of doing the work for less. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z More generous financial aid policies will probably lead to higher tuition for those students who can afford the list price. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Lack of students, mostly. If you’re old enough to go to college, you’re old enough to be drafted. Even if that wasn’t the case, I doubt people can really afford it anymore.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Why the Colonel, who literally couldn’t afford to get in serious trouble? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Mom couldn’t afford any expensive present when I turned eleven on August tenth, but she took Annie and me out for ice cream. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was always like this: the first day alone afforded a welcome sense of calm and quiet, but slowly the missing would begin. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Well...there is one that we just got and can’t afford to keep, since it will need a lot of medical and dental care and we don’t have any money....” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was moving across the nearly calm waters of the Hudson toward Weehawken, then, because he did not believe he could afford to decline Burr’s invitation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z How many families hungered for food they could not afford to buy? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We were married in a civil ceremony requiring only signatures and a witness at the Native Commissioner’s Court in Johannesburg, for we could not afford a traditional wedding or feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t afford petrol right now. It’s a pound a gallon.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “She’s only two! I’m not going to be able to afford the kid when she’s old enough to go shopping on her own,” Dad always says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Not everyone could afford to shop in the Market; most people bartered with their neighbors to keep their cupboards slightly less bare. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Meaning once a year we bought as many fifty-pound bags of rice as we could afford, and we didn’t get nervous again about money until we reached our last bag. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z What I read away from school was comic books, as many as Roughie could afford. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I would support her and my sisters so that they could afford the things that they had so long been denied. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These are a luxury we can never afford. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Gerald wasn’t sure if they were wealthy or not, but they sure had lots of things that he and Monique and Angel couldn’t afford. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I could afford Mr. Rory’s prices if someone’s firm paid me on time,” I said with a teasing grin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing back there for us. It’s over. You can’t afford that house.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept asking me if I was sure I could afford it and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Even though Fig had lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time, he couldn’t afford to gain it all back again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was greedy and charged too much for his cures, often taking more than the patient could afford to pay. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z As a criminal, you are afforded scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a black man living in Alabama at the height of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Eskimo children of the more prosperous families were sent to the mainland for further schooling, something which Aunt Martha could not afford. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Kristi’s room looks like a page from a catalog, the sort of shiny catalog I get in the mail and can only afford a toothbrush or a poster from. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I beg Walter for extra hours of work so I can afford a bathing suit. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After, they’d cool it down with ice if they could afford it, a perfect summer treat. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Her lips were wide and purple, like those African dolls you see in tourist store windows but could never afford to buy. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Why do people who can afford anything they want get stuff for free all the time? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Warden found enough sales work to afford to rent a house in Birmingham, manage the bills, and keep his family happy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z With three incomes, the family might soon be able to afford a house of their own, perhaps on one of the wide macadam streets of Englewood. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “In the movie they sued a huge corporation that could afford to pay millions. The Mosses live in a trailer,” Phil said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why I signed up. I can’t afford the airfare.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I ran down the block, to the house that looked most like one my mother would have wanted, if we could have afforded it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She could no longer afford to pass up anything that might be edible. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked about the weather, a stray dog he’d seen, the pond, the size of a mosquito he’d swatted, and new boots he wanted but couldn’t afford. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It was a truly magnificent gift, though she knew that Illyrio could afford to be lavish. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I can’t afford to keep you and your husband here any longer,” she said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z These items were all nonmagical and of low quality, but they were the best I could afford. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Burnham loved Chicago for the opportunity it afforded, but he grew wary of the city itself. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Though he could hardly afford it on his salary, he’d hired a driver for the day. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As their stay at Grand Isle drew near its close, she felt that she could not give too much time to a diversion which afforded her the only pleasurable moments that she knew. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your parents couldn’t afford such an extravagant animal, so they bought a donkey instead. You named him Habib, which means beloved. And loved him you did.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We just couldn't afford the clothing from the downtown stores. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The peasants among us who get tit-bits sent from home can afford to trade. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My granddaddy says you never take big gifts that seem to be for no reason, because there’s a chance that there’s a big reason you can’t afford. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Even many of us whites can’t afford to live like that.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Father never said anything, but I knew he was thinking about the day when we might be able to afford to bring Mother over. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The white people patronizing those places can afford it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When I found them I bought a ticket for a night bus to Chicago, paying the fare as far as Scranton, Pennsylvania, which was as much as I thought I could afford. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z If there was one boy Ulbrickson couldn’t afford to lose, it was Don Hume. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dad says we can’t afford to move and the man says there’s nothing he can do. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Several articles popped up about severe inflation and how people were struggling to afford basic necessities like food. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Eventually I stopped shopping at Gigante because it drove me crazy to see all the things we couldn't afford to buy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The hotel couldn’t afford that, they told her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s quite simple. I can’t afford to lose either one of them.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Permian lead at halftime was only 7-0, and the team could not afford to have an exhausted Ivory Christian at middle linebacker. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She might not be able to afford law school, she thought, but she could always make a living doing public relations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Yet planters returned to England as soon as they could afford to, leaving the Great Houses behind. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I could never have afforded to buy the books and was pleased to have the library with its free supply. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Every day TV News Brother Quang races home from class, throws down his bicycle, exhausted, no longer able to afford gasoline for his moped. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Low rent, a high-end security system, and steady, reliable access to as much electricity as I could afford. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But the sad truth was that we couldn’t afford the more expensive wide casket. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A fashion article about clothes that women could actually afford. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Best I could afford. Catch me some castle rats and I'll make a special feature. The king's own rats!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Neighbors who could afford it soon began bidding against each other for the services of available nurses, until there were times when a nurse’s fee would reach four or five dollars a day. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It afforded easy access to excellent rowing water on the sound. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z No one in their village could afford horses. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Anya felt bad for rushing him, but they couldn’t afford to just sit there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They couldn’t afford to replace any of the household goods. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, there’ll be other houses. But not like this one, not at this price. We’ll never be able to afford one like this. I guess I really didn’t expect to find anything.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z With millions in profits, the gangsters who ran Conexco could afford the best cryptography in the business. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “But I think they have special discounts for families who can’t afford full admission. All that kind of info is on their website.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z If you’re wealthy and can afford to do $500,000 or more in business in the United States, you can also be granted a green card. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z My mother stayed in school until fifth grade, but then her family could no longer afford to send her. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They have only ever traveled business class to Europe but have jobs that can’t even afford them a regular flight ticket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All rulers of all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers, but they could not afford to encourage any illusion that tended to impair military efficiency. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There weren’t many cars in Key West; even the folks who owned them couldn’t afford gas. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z For that price, a parent with one child could afford to be late every day and only pay an extra $60 each month—just one-sixth of the base fee. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Most migrants must leave the shelter before she can afford to buy them limbs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z On the other hand, neither could they afford to allow any of us to escape. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t afford anything better. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I can afford to linger with these two for one more night, until I heal enough to return to tracking down information about Day. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z This past year, it was my turn, and those who could afford it agreed to join me in Paris. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z For one thing, the exchange rate was bad and the rooms—besides being paid in advance, and with my money—were already rather more than I could afford. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The vastly different sentences afforded drunk drivers and people convicted of drug offenses speaks volumes regarding who is viewed as disposable—someone to be purged from the body politic—and who is not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the middle of the summer, Lori found us an apartment in a neighborhood we could afford—the South Bronx. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t afford to waste any more time, Snape might even now be playing Fluffy to sleep. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My mother, who for some reason could not get a permit to work in Johannesburg, could not even afford to buy tea and brown bread. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I could never afford that in a billion years. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z These were poor men, who could no longer afford to live by the ocean, who had long ago sold their one-story homes for the valuable sand beneath them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z You can afford to stay out of school for one day if you have no other way to go except by bus. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The young mouse could not afford to wait around for the rat to regain his senses. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bobby could have afforded a place much larger, but this one was sufficient for his needs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They do not buy for the generations, but only until a new model they can afford comes out. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z That would take time and resources—two things they couldn’t afford. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Not that he couldn’t have afforded a new ring by then. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z If you were a poor Jew, then you were a parasite, living in a hut with a dirt floor or the filth and squalor of a tenement you could hardly afford. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Family and friends gather for a meal or bit of cake, if it can be afforded. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I'd doubled the soil enough that I could afford to leave a little corner of it alone. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ears popped, eyes bulged,” Shorty Hunt wrote home breathlessly that night. joe had never flown in an airplane, never seen a city from any higher vantage point than that afforded by his own six-foot-three frame. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I figure there’s probably something wrong with a guy if he can’t even afford a bus ticket. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Luther Martin, on the other hand, came out against the Constitution on the grounds that the protections afforded slavery render us contemptible to every true friend of liberty in the world.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Where it doesn’t matter if no one affords you charity, or nostalgia for your memories. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Middle-class whites in Clarkston, flush from Atlanta’s economic boom following the expansion of the airport, could afford to move. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Until I get my pension,” I explained, “I can’t afford a place to live. Can’t I pick up my pension here?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When a man makes his fortune in oil or government contracts, in chemicals or wholesale groceries, his first act is to buy a ranch, the largest he can afford, and to run some cattle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "No need. Sam Westing could afford to buy a dozen certificates of sanity." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z His wife wore a button on her lapel that said union, and I noticed Hank Garvin wore the inexpensive watch that was the best we could afford to give him for a thank-you. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z To which my mom, the receiver still in her hand, the coiled cord stretched across the room, said, “We could afford them if you would let me get a job.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z This was the sort of clothing I could never hope to afford for myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not to mention the help he needed, but couldn’t afford to pay. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z In the center of Santarem, telephone poles are made of cement, as is usual in tropical countries that can afford them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She spoke almost no English and couldn’t afford day care for Alyah. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I doubt you can really understand how embarrassing it is to only own two shirts, to cut your own hair as best you can because you can’t afford a barber. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Dunno how Mum and Dad are going to afford all our school stuff this year,” said George after a while. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I haven’t decided yet. Someplace I can afford for nursing. College is expensive, and some of us can’t rely on our parents.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I would be glad to afford the information as I know it from start to finish,” White said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And he wasn’t lying: since word got around that we could not afford to pay rent, there had been a steady stream of shack-seekers at the custodian’s door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, we cannot afford to be anything but matter-of-fact. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was even a porch outside, affording a beautiful view of the ancient Red Sea city. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had nominated himself to order whatever food he could afford with twenty bucks, but refused when I asked if he wanted me to go with him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This year I couldn’t afford to buy Ma anything for Mother’s Day, so I wrote her into the story as a sorceress who doesn’t age and casts peace spells. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I mean, what kind of loser would have a car like that? Probably the only thing your mother can afford.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to close my eyes now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Disease runs rampant because few can afford health care, but starvation remains the number-one killer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We can no longer afford to eat plain rice but have to mix it with mushrooms, banana stocks, and other leaves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not have imagined the charm it afforded him, having Kingshaw here, thinking of things to do to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z My mom said once that education was a privilege not afforded to everyone, but she was wrong—it wasn’t a privilege. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “If we can’t feed ourselves, we can hardly afford to employ you, now, can we?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Even when he was little, if his mother wanted to buy him something in a store, he would sometimes ask her not to because he feared the family couldn’t afford it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But the oxford button-downs he wore underneath the blazer were all two sizes too big because his mom couldn't afford to buy new ones every year. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “We have a Batman issue one. But you can’t afford it.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, we couldn’t afford to put them off, because the cars were beginning to sell. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I wondered if he could afford to buy it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “These are diamonds, Mother! How else could she afford a gown like this?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to keep my focus because I can't afford to get lost on this winding trail. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Winter was every kid’s favorite season in Kabul, at least those whose fathers could afford to buy a good iron stove. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the safe harbor of each other’s company they could afford to abandon the ways of other people and concentrate on their own perceptions of things. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z My father had wanted to be buried in Haiti, but at the time of his death there was no way that we could have afforded it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When I heard that, I knew we would never be able to afford to have a bomb shelter. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We were exhorted to obey God, respect the political authorities, and be grateful for the educational opportunities afforded to us by the church and the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still afford to spend another million notes, and I need to gather as much help as I can get. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t afford the summer class, then?” he asks. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Mom’s got to give them an answer soon. I don’t think she can afford to turn down that much money. And once Arletta’s up there, she could say anything.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z But most people couldn’t afford that, and the translators had reputations for being fast-talkers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We had spent the day in Manhattan, taking a break from the Bronx, prowling the city’s sneaker stores, checking for the new Nikes we couldn’t afford. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t send me there, can’t you see his knight? Send him, we can afford to lose him.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was growing quickly and hadn’t been able to afford new shoes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z "If I could afford it, I'd get off this rock, too. Maybe the last crate I make will be my own—and hopefully it won't be a coffin." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Few more nights like this and I can afford a new laptop, Travis replied. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was empty and I could afford it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z That morning my parents were having trouble deciding if they could afford a newer used car. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “And it’s a one bedroom. How does she even afford that?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I mean, after a while they just dropped like eggs and we loved having them, but I couldn’t see how we could afford a church with all these kids. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew that as a black candidate he couldn't afford any sort of stumble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I could not afford a kerosene lamp; candles allowed me to read late into the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What she should be asking is if I can afford to shop there. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was one of the few gifts she could afford. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I was thinking, too, that the stillness was affording me a first real opportunity to reflect. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He knows we fear him, or at least his “consequences,” so he can afford to show a sort of twisted benevolence by letting us have certain freedoms in the camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Now, now, Sahil, I know college isn’t the right path for everyone! But, Twinkle, I assume going to film school affords you some opportunities you wouldn’t otherwise get, no?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “We would forfeit the protection afforded by the foundational covenants of the treaty.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He immediately offered to fetch her others; all that his library afforded. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The voyage by boat, however, would probably enervate me, and I am certainly not perverse enough to attempt air travel even if I were able to afford it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pearl is working at the college level already. But I can’t afford private school.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Few Africans could afford a lawyer, and most had no choice but to accept whatever verdict the court handed down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cuba is still developing, she tells me, and can’t afford the luxury of dissent. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Enrolling in college was a luxury she couldn't afford. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Shigekawa explained, “We were too tired to help. Above 8,000 meters is not a place where people can afford morality.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I looked as if I’d lost twenty pounds I couldn't afford to lose. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had chosen it because one of the upper windows afforded a view down to the boardwalks, and also out to the ships. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You cannot afford to be careless with people’s gifts,” said Wednesday. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But when a law school classmate, Charles Bliss, moved to Atlanta for a job with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, we realized that if we pooled our meager salaries, we could afford a low-rent apartment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ben and Radar dropped me off at my house—even though they’d skipped school, they couldn’t afford to skip band practice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We should be able to afford a headstone with that money. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Whatever you want, it will be my treat,” I said proudly “From what I hear, you might not be able to afford the kind of meal I want,” he teased. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Most of our customers were moving into places they couldn't quite afford. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Now I understood why the Colonel was short—he couldn’t afford to be any taller. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oppenheimer and I were pleading with General Groves that there had to be a test because the whole scheme was so uncertain. But General Groves said he couldn’t afford to lose all that plutonium.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We could care less if they stayed at the five-star hotels into which they were allowed as honorary whites, and which, after all, they could afford and seemed to generally prefer. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My own family couldn’t afford to feed us all and the Littles had been good to me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t afford to care about the girl. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But Charlie Bucket never got what he wanted because the family couldn’t afford it, and as the cold weather went on and on, he became ravenously and desperately hungry. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z They were taken off onto small snows and brigs, if that they could afford; and others, finding no route of escape upon the water, fled the town by land, praying for mercy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Koch was willing to work for the modest salary the Mercury could afford. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The subscriptions had dropped, partly because many people could not afford a paper, and partly because so many Whig families were leaving Boston for the country. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, how can we afford any of this stuff? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z My parents couldn’t even afford to put one kid through college. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Only Oklahoma oil families can afford the rugs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Even though my father and mother were never married, I assumed he left my mom because he didn’t have a job at the time and he couldn’t afford to take care of me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A funeral parlor was the only place large enough that Brother James X could afford to rent. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it would pay enough money for him to afford a good lawyer and get Amma out of jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He’d heard that sometimes families who had hit hard times would leave beloved animals with people they thought could afford them. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The black plastic arms of his glasses were so tight they’d etched deep grooves into his head, but he couldn’t afford new ones. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I said, “How can we afford a church?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “She would only be in the way, and we cannot afford it. ” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A Washington Post editorial said, “We cannot afford any artificially induced mouse-men.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z You can also afford to stay out of town for one day. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Everybody got work now. They can afford to buy Four Roses.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Until 1996, there was a basic understanding that poverty-stricken mothers raising children should be afforded some minimal level of assistance with food and shelter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z How they afforded a place in the suburbs, I couldn’t guess. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Under his tutelage I knew I could afford to have dreams about tennis, about life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Naturally they would all tell their white folks, and two days from now, everybody in town would know Mr. Hoyt Tweedy could afford more food than he needed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We can no longer afford to worship the God of hate or bow before the altar of retaliation. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Jam wasn’t sure what to do about it, but it was clear she couldn’t afford to throw the possibilities away without even trying. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z What if she’d been able to afford to pay a lawyer to defend Richard when he was fourteen instead of letting him be represented by the public defender? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But the glimpses those men’s rooms afforded were on the whole disappointing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Your letter made me feel like one of the other moms who can afford to send their kids to summer camp. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We can’t afford to go out and buy a formal dress that Mary Anne will only wear once in her life.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you being nice to me because you think we’re poor? You guys don’t think we can afford a meal?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The city pier and square, however, afforded a place still for landing parties, and ’twas there we disembarked, formed, and began our mystified sortie. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She fled the apartment on York Avenue, unable to afford it on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The old man trundled off a ways into the shade afforded by dusty, silver-leafed cottonwoods and sat down on a log. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything else would only turn the NSA further against them, and they couldn’t afford to do that. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z That’s a useful lesson for Coca-Cola or Nike, who have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on marketing and can afford to saturate all forms of media with their message. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One more thing the Owner couldn’t afford to fix. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She could afford it now, and her mother wanted it now, but she wished it could be another time. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But I can't afford to put aside my schoolwork to get a normal job. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “IOI can afford to hire the best lawyers in the world.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This apartment would be a classy place to hole up in for a while, but that’s a luxury we can’t afford. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I was a good runner, and I thought of going out for the track team, but you had to pay for your uniform, and Mom said we couldn’t afford it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Even if a hospital or government agency can afford the antibiotics, the illness is difficult to manage. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I shake my head, muttering darkly on shaded paths, holding conversation with the only friend and comfort this world affords, my shadow. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those big companies make millions off of poor people like us ’cause we can’t afford to eat anywhere else. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When people could not find or afford apartments, they sought rooms in private homes and boardinghouses, where typically the rent included meals. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Those rich whites could afford it when they used to throw away their money in Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps it was something you’d have to order from the blacksmith—in which case it was likely to be so dear that only the rich could afford one. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z No longer able to afford rent for her shack, Granny moved from Fifteenth Avenue to a smaller shack on Eighth Ave- nue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed my back, touched the several long scabs to remind myself that I could not afford to make mistakes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t afford to lose any more work days,” he said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So the concrete picture and the abstract linkages of relationships fed each other, each making the other more meaningful and affording my emotions an opportunity to react to them with success and understanding. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was the kind of place the detectives could only afford in dreams. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course, in her next letter Grandmother had wanted to know how come we could suddenly afford to pay for double the mail load. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "They have an almshouse, you know. They would let you sleep there, if you haven't the money to afford these lodgings." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “We had to take Archie to the Very Friendly Animal Center because we couldn’t afford to feed him anymore,” said Louisiana. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He would be lowered into the ground in a casket I could barely afford, even though I had instructed the funeral home to use the most inexpensive one they could. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Window shutters, if you can afford them, are easiest and best. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Now he could afford to buy them for his home library. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My mother was smart, but she had to drop out of school when she was twelve because her parents could not afford the fees. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They started a clinic for people who couldn’t afford clinics and they lived in a small house in the back. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z None of us could afford a doctor so the children survived it or they didn’t. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Its twenty-odd rooms are separated into grace-and-favor apartments for those members of the faculty unable to find, or afford, other quarters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She can afford it, thanks to her husband's life insurance. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The five-and-dime was my very favorite store because it had things we could afford to buy and we always came home with something new in our hands. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The stove did them little good anyway because they could not afford firewood to fuel it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She can barely afford food for him and his sister, Belky, who is seven. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z That meant a lot to Joe; several weeks earlier, Joyce Simdars had returned from Montana, and free admission meant that he could afford to bring her along on dates. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Do you think we can afford new shoes, Baba?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They could afford to have white women, who spoke English without accents. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, I can well afford the time to remain this further day here; an early start tomorrow will ensure that I am back at Darlington Hall by tea- time. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Those who could afford it ate bread and biscuits made with white flour and made mash for the chickens with the brown. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For nearly a decade, Jefferson and Washington had corresponded about making navigation improvements in the Potomac on the presumption that it afforded a direct link between the vast American interior and the Chesapeake Bay. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On its maiden launch, complete with fishing gear and a generator they could scarcely afford, the Lady Gin, with the Warden at the helm, steamed out into the Gulf of Mexico. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray was always crazy about being on time, but I guess when you do his kind of work, you really can’t afford to not be. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is a sickness, but it's one we can't afford. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Decisions for us were not made on whether we wanted something, or even needed something, but on whether we could afford it or not. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We heard only his rowing and felt the advancement afforded by his strokes upon the oars. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Think my name’s funny, do you? No need to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But now that he’s rich, he can afford to smear real paint on canvases. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I see Martin Tremaine, who was responsible for the food drive last year to help feed those who could not afford a holiday dinner.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The ranchers became so poor they could not afford to buy feed, and many cattle were just rounded up and shot to death so the stronger ones could have what little grass was left. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Their diligence, attention and decency of deportment, afforded me, at the time, much satisfaction.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z On our way back home, I tell Mother how I think Suesetta really wanted ice cream but couldn’t afford it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And, for the families who could afford it, their houses would be elaborately decorated with trinketry, and the very affluent would have Christmas trees in their homes and exchange small gifts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So there were indeed some drug dealers who could afford to live large—or, in the case of the gang’s board of directors, extremely large. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Wherever we end up,” she says, “we’re going to need a car and there’s no way we can afford one right now.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He couldn’t afford rent, so he slept most nights on a bench on Federal Hill in downtown Baltimore, or on the steps of a church across the street from his father’s house. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The road above the town affords a panoramic view as far as the eye can'see. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad thought that any pet which didn’t lay eggs was an extravagance that a man with twelve children could ill afford. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The troops had been dispatched by President Johnson after Governor Wallace had denounced the marchers as “Communist-trained agitators” and insisted that Alabama could not afford to pay state troopers to protect them. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z As they shed their wet coats and tromped through the building, they marveled at the luxuries the new quarters afforded. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He told me I could afford to spend some. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mama yelled over the racket, “Hoyt, I just cain’t believe it! When did you buy it? Can we afford it? Where did you have it hid? Does Pa know about it?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z How could she afford to appear anything but composed? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And local bondsmen such as Maurice Ryles and Warren King, both of whom lived on my street, assumed responsibility for a number of people who couldn’t afford to get out. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Those were some of the advantages that the Fertile Crescent’s flora afforded the first farmers: it included an unusually high percentage of wild plants suitable for domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Any inconvenience due to our sequestration will be outweighed by the Protection afforded both against the PoIitself and against other Tumults of this Colony, of which we all must be sensible. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The piano had been left there by the previous tenants who could not afford to pay to have it moved. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He can't afford a fine, but he wants to tell this patrol leader off. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Ch — Dad, I don’t really know anything about cars. I wouldn’t be able to fix it if anything went wrong, and I couldn’t afford a mechanic. . . .” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We couldn’t afford toilet paper, so on the wall next to the seat was a wire hanger with old newspaper on it for you to wipe. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We’ve wandered too far from civilization, boys. The folk that need me don’t trust me, and the ones that trust me can’t afford me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Once she’d sterilized the cubicle, she lit a Bunsen burner and used its flame to sterilize test tubes and a used scalpel blade, since the Gey lab couldn’t afford new ones for each sample. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z At times we barely had enough money to pay our rent, I knew that we couldn’t afford college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Few Russian women who became pilots in the Soviet Union’s state-sponsored clubs in the 1980s and early 1990s can afford to fly as private citizens now that the Soviet Union no longer exists. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I, on the other hand, couldn’t afford shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z While the other girls wear pretty dresses and eat delicious food from the Thai market, I eat rice gruel, and fish when we can afford it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could afford no more weakness, especially on this night. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A Scottish writer of the late 1700s noticed that tea had “become an economical substitute to the middle and lower classes of society for malt liquor,” which they could no longer afford. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But since we couldn’t afford to pay the town’s trash-collection fee, our garbage was really piling up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I know Prim is right, that Snow cannot afford to waste Peeta’s life, especially now, while the Mockingjay causes so much havoc. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They had freed their slaves, yes... only to hire them back as servants at wages so meagre that most could scarce afford to eat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But those who can’t afford to do so settle for the next best thing with the rest of us. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Dad, more of Great-Uncle Jim’s chickens turned up. Gregory says we need to pick them up today. If we can’t afford to take responsibility for them, he’ll try to find someone else who can.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “If I could afford to get my own place, trust me, I would.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Now I could afford shoes and a secondhand cloak. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But my boss said, “Put your X here, George. You’re a good worker and I can t afford to lose you.’ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know how rigidly it was being enforced, but he couldn’t afford to take any chances. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Harry didn’t think there was anything wrong with not being able to afford an owl. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t think we could really afford it, so I didn’t get an appetizer. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Her father owned the stables, and they could afford piano lessons, and they had a maid but no cook. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It’s slightly more than they can comfortably afford, but they are won over by the maroon awning, the part-time doorman, the lobby paved with pumpkin-colored tiles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Two previous Alaska expeditions had taught me that I couldn’t afford to waste a rare day of perfect weather. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been accepted into five great colleges but ended up not going to any of them because his parents couldn’t afford the tuition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They could live pretty much where they wanted—assuming they could afford it, which most of them could not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t afford to think like that. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Watson next door was interested in selling his lot, but I couldn’t afford to build an addition to the coffeehouse, not yet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, how wonderful! And you deserve it and you can afford it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Eventually the schools reopened, farm shops sold food, distribution networks sprang up and the black market offered everything from imported drugs to new shoes if you could afford to pay. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t get smart with me, Wilbur. You can’t afford to. Have a seat. I want to have a long talk with you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hot lunch at school cost a quarter, and we could usually afford that. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure we can...you know...afford it?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I just don't think he could ever afford it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z For some reason, if it was their lungs that made them quit, they were allowed to stay in Coalwood as long as they could afford the rent for their houses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She could not afford the least slip of her hand on the rock face of the cliff. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With Japan posing a growing threat in the Pacific, the United States couldn’t afford to have that happen again. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The living quarters and dining rooms of the tenured scholars would have been in the very same building, affording easy access to the collections. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.’ Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He said he couldn’t afford to hire riders, so he’d brought along a couple of dogs to help him herd his cattle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We seem to move a little faster, but never enough to afford a rest, and the mist continues to lap at our heels. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see him now, hobbling to the bodega to get me some random, no-frills girlie diapers because that’s the kind he can afford. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Deborah had never heard about needing to copyright anything, but the family had always thought they should talk to a lawyer about the cells, and Cofield sounded like one they could afford. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Ironically, it was the regent himself who was indirectly to blame for this, for it was the education he had afforded me that had caused me to reject such traditional customs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I need to look like a black-market dealer, someone rich enough to afford plague cures. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A bunch of kids from the wrong side of town couldn't afford uniforms or equipment with parents working two or three jobs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Right. Four is down. Possibly an equipment malfunction. Still, we can’t afford to take any chances. Regroup by the main door.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They could only afford a cramped two-bedroom unit with faded linoleum, brown shag carpet, and a cracked kitchen sink. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, Regina thought he should be afforded equal respect and attention. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t afford to rent an apartment right now. The rebuild is going to cost a fortune, and insurance only covers so much.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The headlines told of a decision by the Board of Aldermen, after four months deliberation, that the local budget could not afford traffic lights at certain dangerous intersections of the town. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z People who could afford to buy creatures mixed from a genetic cocktail of humanity, tigers, and dogs. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “More than you can afford,” the woman shot back, giving them a smile that dripped with condescension. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I would have liked to have a good, maudlin drunk, but I couldn’t afford it, so I made my slow, limping way back across the river as the sun was setting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He knows he is on such solid ground that he can afford fantasy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I am poor and an exile, but it will afford me true pleasure to be in any way serviceable to a human creature.’ Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought me that coffee because he saw that I couldn’t afford one myself. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Anyway, hill land was more valuable now, and those black people who had moved down right after the war and in the fifties couldn’t afford to come back even if they wanted to. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Even though we couldn’t afford a piano, my keyboard was on paper on my dining room table. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Trotter’s mom could never afford to buy a bike like this. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus they work overtime for pizza and doughnuts and that’s the kind of payment Auntie Buzz can afford. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re in private school. You can afford it! Probably more than I can.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z At least none of the silk feathered hats had heard how Twinkle Mehra couldn’t even afford an iced mocha. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The leader of another crack gang once told Venkatesh that he could easily afford to pay his foot soldiers more, but it wouldn’t be prudent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z No longer able to afford her “hatchetation” raids, she instead took to the stage, where she entertained audiences by reenacting some of her most spectacular saloon-destroying accomplishments. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Hosting a chat room this large wasn’t cheap, but Aech could afford it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And a man can’t afford to waste all the good parts, worrying about the bad parts. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The sooner we could afford a pony and cart, the better. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she couldn’t afford to pay a salary. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Not one man in Boston could afford a silver basin. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Community college,” I say, because it’s all I can afford without a scholarship, and my SAT scores are pretty mediocre. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was mostly wealthy or middle-class whites who could afford to move or send their children to private schools. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Elliot shows them to me, and I can almost afford the cheapest acoustic one. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet my parents could afford to buy me my school clothes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I should have asked for something less expensive; something we could afford. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Should we hire a lawyer we couldn’t really afford, or wait to see what happened at the hearing? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And there were the numerous white landlords who raised rents during the plague and even evicted tenants who could not afford the increases. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It would be the first time that such priceless financial data had fallen into an economist’s hands, affording an analysis of a heretofore uncharted criminal enterprise. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Even though the nation’s steel companies were enormously profitable, their workers were paid wages so low they could barely afford to feed, clothe, and house themselves and their families. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There had been bleeding; if she could have afforded an examination, a doctor would have found signs of placental abruption. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Many Jews wanted to leave Germany, but they couldn’t afford to emigrate, especially when they had large families. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Just enough for me to afford tuition and a bunk in the Mews. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The doctor gave Mom a price and I could tell by the disappointed way she said “I see” that she couldn’t afford the operation. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The lightning has at least afforded us a glimpse of the city, sir. It is to our right.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But even if I had the chance, dating is a risk that I can’t afford right now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Maybe she feels that if I’ve risen in status enough to be given a match, she can afford her own small gesture. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And my father could not afford one dollar for a test. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “And my mom lost her job, so we can’t afford it after that.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They’d gone out for their meals, neither of them able to afford the items on the room service menu. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew I was smart enough to go, but I also knew it was impossibly expensive, way more than secondary school, which my parents could barely afford for me or my siblings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Attending church on Easter was a grand ceremony when everybody dressed up in the very best they could afford. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they could afford it, they began to fill their houses with lovely paintings and fine furniture. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, business would die down, and that’s when we’d get our lunch, usually the cheapest thing we could afford, like a smiley with some maize meal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I splashed home in a cold rain with the little food we could afford, and when I walked through the front door and slipped off my boots, my feet made tracks across the hallway. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She dropped out, and soon after, they sent her to work for my father's family because they could no longer afford to feed her, either. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z This vision of a happiness infinitely remote seems a thin sustenance against despair, but it was the only hope the Eddas afforded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z These foreign holdings or “cleruchies” not only put underused land back into taxable cultivation, but also afforded the king what was essentially a countrywide system of garrisons. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z With Jackson gone he was the rock of the army, and Lee felt a new clutching in his chest, looking at him, thinking that this was one man you could not afford to lose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She could never afford it on the dole. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I would roll my eyes at you, but I can’t afford to look away from the screen.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I can hardly afford rent as it is.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z What was the point of applying if, once I got accepted, Mom wouldn’t be able to afford for me to go? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t afford to lose his attention. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It was bad enough not being able to afford E Motions, and barely any new clothes, and having to watch every penny we spent at the supermarket. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He had been selling to friends to earn extra money for shoes and basic things his mother could not afford. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I was so consumed by my feelings for Evan that it never crossed my mind that smoking pot was a privilege afforded to American teenagers and not us undocumented kids. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I just had to sit down with Abuelita tomorrow and explain why we couldn’t afford to call the café and let Mamá know where we were yet. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As though sheer willpower was enough to suspend her children’s childhoods until she could afford to have them living with her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His office in Building 1 afforded him a commanding view of the large park in the center of the Johnson Space Center complex. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Only weeks earlier, he’d sent a “confidential” memo to White and other special agents, stating, “This Bureau cannot afford to have a public scandal visited upon it.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Linds and I were high pointers, top-scoring swimmers, and that had always afforded us some status. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Between my moms night classes and my private school tuition, we could never afford to do special stuff like shop for a skateboard. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can only afford to pay off one debt at a time. So for now we are going to say we are building a bomb shelter.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We can afford a few pizzas,” Mom says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t know anyone who had, though his family could certainly afford to. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She noticed many people staring curiously at the chickens as if they had never seen them before, but few were buying, because they could not afford them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing was packed up, because we weren’t taking much with us and we couldn’t afford even then to give the least appearance of leaving. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They could no longer afford lantern oil, so she burned branches, and when her eyes watered from the smoke, she sewed her tears into the lotus ponds. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He also had three state titles and—thanks to an expensive club team Luke couldn’t afford—a shiny new junior national championship. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I remember Dad talking about it with my mother, who always wondered how a charter-boat captain could afford to put away so much cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z |
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