Examples of 'could have afforded' in a sentence

Meaning of "could have afforded"

This phrase implies that someone had the financial means or resources to purchase or obtain something, but they didn't take advantage of the opportunity. It suggests that the person had enough money, time, or ability to do or have something, but they chose not to

How to use "could have afforded" in a sentence

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could have afforded
We could have afforded to keep our players.
No single player could have afforded that.
We could have afforded a cheaper place.
Does not look like he could have afforded private.
You could have afforded a hotel.
There is no way he could have afforded it.
We could have afforded a golden carriage.
I do not know how she could have afforded them.
We could have afforded a laundress.
Only the richest women of that era could have afforded one.
I never could have afforded it otherwise.
They would have said that such a rich family could have afforded security guards.
Maybe you could have afforded a decent lawyer.
I think we would have brought the tour to America if we could have afforded it.
Surely you could have afforded that.

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Could have afforded better but this place is private.
And that hospital could have afforded flashlights.
I could have afforded to do that, if my schedule had allowed.
We most certainly could have afforded to let him go.
We 'd have ordered from them every night if we could have afforded it.
Which he could have afforded him.
I would have paid the whole thing if I could have afforded it.
You wish you could have afforded to buy them for me.
Home, only to realize later on that you could have afforded more.
We could have afforded the Mercedes.
There is no way that Kyle could have afforded that.
Wish I could have afforded the other one.
Six daughters-there was no way we could have afforded hairdressers.
He could have afforded better, but this place is private.
How did you think we could have afforded this place?
They could have afforded to purchase these things, but they did not.
Most important, neither of us ever could have afforded to adopt a dog alone.
If we could have afforded the time, we probably would have stayed longer.
Not a candle, not a flashlight . And that hospital could have afforded flashlights.
I only wish I could have afforded an even bigger one.
Even if by some miracle I charmed the admissions guy, never could have afforded to go.
But for how long he could have afforded to curse his destiny.
I could have afforded a baby-sitter so she would not have been in the car that night.
It was not fair . We could have afforded a laundress.
You could have afforded a hotel . I did not realize that I had it.
And if Einstein had had these kind of money-saving ideas, he could have afforded a haircut.
I am not sure I could have afforded a bigger book back then.
We would have loved to stay longer if we could have afforded to: -.
Perhaps if I could have afforded more fabric.
He stole it, I am certain . There is no way he could have afforded it.
I wish I could have afforded a camera.
That 's how I get all this artwork . I never could have afforded it otherwise.
Yesterday he could have afforded me, today he can not.
How many low-income students could have afforded college?
But you could have afforded a place like that, once upon a time.

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