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You can't afford to not know how to use afford in a sentence.
'But' is a conjunction; it is used to link two sentences together. It can still be used at the start of a sentence, however. Here is an example:'He greatly desired a copy of a recently released video game. But, he could not afford it.'More commonly though, 'but' is used to make two sentences into one, forming a compound or compound-complex sentence. For example:'He greatly desired a copy of a recently released video game, but he could not afford it.'
Ashley decided not to buy the purse because she couldn't afford the expense.
If you need a cosigner for the loan because of bad credit, it means you can't afford the car.
Afford is a transitive verb. Without an object, this sentence makes little sense.
When I asked my parents for a drum kit they told me, "Sorry but we can't afford it right now.".
I can't afford a lavish gift.
I could not afford a tablet so I went to the bank to loan some money.
I cannot afford the bus fare today.
Back in time ordinary people could not afford to buy newspapers because it was written by hand so it was more price then today ...
Their child was abducted for a ransom they can't even afford.
I am holding a sidewalk sale so that I can afford to neuter my cat.