How to Use ill afford in a Sentence
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Of all the players the Ravens can ill afford to lose, Campbell is near the top of the list.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 18 Nov. 2021
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The Browns can ill afford to be without their Pro Bowl mauler at right guard.
—cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
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And of course, while small owners like me can ill afford the damages, the big landlords have even more to lose.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023
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Like Trubisky, Robinson is slated to be a free agent, and the Bears can ill afford to lose him.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2020
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At such a fraught time, ByteDance can ill afford a high-profile mistake.
—Casey Newton, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023
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The Bucks, who had taken Philadelphia to the brink in that series, could ill afford the loss.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
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Greeks know the country can ill afford to lose a second summer tourism season in a row.
—Apostolis Fotiadis, WSJ, 31 May 2021
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China, after all, can ill afford the loss of any business.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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The Browns will also play a lot of three-safety looks this season, and can ill afford to be without one of their top two.
—Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
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And so, there appears to be something of a standstill at a time when the industry can ill afford it.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
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And so, there appears to be something of a standstill at a time when the industry can ill afford it.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
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The financial cost will run into the billions, in a country that can ill afford to pay.
—The Economist, 5 Aug. 2020
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Those are readers the paper can ill afford to alienate.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
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With a brutal schedule, this was a game Baltimore could ill afford to drop.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2021
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Even so, the Biden administration can ill afford to ignore any of them.
—Ivo Daalder, Star Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
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Even people who loathe asking for a raise can ill afford not to amid the highest inflation many have seen in their working lives.
—Ray A. Smith, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
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The Aztecs can ill afford stumbling against a winless opponent.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
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For a team with designs on October glory, the Giants can ill afford to lose a player of Bryant’s status.
—John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Aug. 2021
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The penalty stood out as a momentum stopper that Michigan could ill afford.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2020
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Many schools are still in need of substitute teachers and bus drivers, and can ill afford an outbreak that would send even more staff members home.
—New York Times, 21 Dec. 2021
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Republicans hold a slim four-seat majority in the House and can ill afford to lose any members.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 May 2023
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France can ill afford a campaign where two of its biggest stars — Pogba and Kylian Mbappe — are embroiled in controversy.
—Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022
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The Giants can ill afford to lose Dickerson with Mike Yastrzemski out with a calf injury.
—Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2020
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The Browns can also ill afford to lose Njoku considering that fellow tight end Harrison Bryant will sit out the game with a high ankle sprain suffered in the first meeting.
—cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021
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However, the White Sox shaky defense can ill afford mental errors.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 July 2022
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Democrats can ill afford to put resources into states that will not pay dividends in the next presidential election -- and beyond.
—Abhi Rahman, CNN, 5 May 2022
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Hulu cash call Iger, who had his original two-year boomerang CEO contract extended last week by two more, can ill afford any box office flops.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 July 2023
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And the American public -- not to mention the economy -- can ill afford to essentially shut down again while the country battles the resurgence.
—Kendra Barkoff Lamy and Doug Heye, CNN, 29 July 2021
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With a recession looming, the United States can ill afford to turn away billions of dollars in visitor spending.
—Bygeoff Freeman, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
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With time ticking, Trump rivals can ill afford a prolonged legal skirmish that consumes what little attention is paid the contest over the coming holiday break.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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