Afford
Afford verb - To have enough money for.
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Synonyms for Afford
Nearby Words: affordable, affording
Wave
Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.
Both words in one sentence
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Men tip their hats and women hand him flowers, little old men and women thank him for the charity work that has enabled them to afford their medicines, children smile and wave, and so on.
Source: Series / American Gothic -
We Have Reserves: The general mood among the Persians is that due to the sheer size of their army they can afford to sacrifice plenty of their troops to beat the Spartans, sending in wave after wave that all end in utter defeat.
Source: Film / 300 - Slowly becoming this in the United States, thanks to the Great Recession, is people being snatched off the street and paid to wave customers into businesses that can't afford other forms of advertisement.
Source: Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job
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