How to Use tolerable in a Sentence

tolerable

adjective
Definition of tolerablenext
Synonyms for tolerablenext
  • The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
  • Dry, desert air with dew points in the 40s and 50s made the heat more tolerable.
    — Star Tribune, 5 June 2021
  • Gently press back as far as is tolerable to stretch the backs of the toes and the feet.
    — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 16 July 2019
  • Jones increased the range of motion in his foot to the point where the pain was tolerable.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The battery life is quite poor, but the noise is tolerable.
    — Collin Morgan and Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The fake crowds and phony noise were tolerable, at least for a few games.
    — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 29 July 2020
  • The sound of his perfect sleep next to her at night is now tolerable.
    — Emily Ratajkowski, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Ads are tolerable, as long as we’re not forced to watch too many.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 29 May 2022
  • It's used to help cool down and reduce the strength of the pickle brine to a more tolerable level.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Heck, even an A-C-C format would be tolerable in the sport’s new era.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Ride comfort and road noise are both tolerable, in the sporty vein.
    — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 5 June 2020
  • After all, at some cost the flu might be contained too, but the cost wouldn’t be tolerable and then the flu would spread.
    — WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Go to the beach, but wait until 7 p.m., when things are at least tolerable.
    — Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But its function made the form well worth it (and more than tolerable).
    — Claire Tighe, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
  • For a month or so, the view from our new-world perch looked fine — not ideal but tolerable.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
  • This simple task will make the next few years a lot more tolerable.
    — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Highs are in the much more tolerable mid- to upper 80s.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • If the Bears enter at least 3-2 it’s a bit more tolerable.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
  • This helps cut noise and top lift, both of which seemed quite tolerable during a brief test drive.
    — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Rear-seat space is generous in the second row and tolerable in the third.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Hand-me-downs are a (sometimes tolerable, sometimes less so) fact of life for most of us.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Breezes remain light from the north, making the cold air more tolerable.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The rest of the coming week will be, if not comfortable, at least more tolerable.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
  • For some of us, the pandemic is about to enter a more tolerable phase.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Much more tolerable to force the fear, to try to acquaint myself with terror.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • The spitter has been seen as a tolerable and minor form of cheating.
    — Fay Vincent, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2020
  • What makes the pain more tolerable, though, is the excitement of getting up on foil, even just for a moment.
    — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • To make the job easier and more enjoyable—or, at the very least, tolerable—invest in the right tool.
    — Sam Lauron, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Long walks and runs — which almost always aggravate the heels, knees, and lower back — were noticeably more tolerable with these inserts.
    — Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
  • While niacinamide has natural anti-inflammatory properties, making the retinol more tolerable, the formula is best for those who've used retinol in their body routine to some extent—or who are patient enough to use it every few days.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2024

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