How to Use tolerance in a Sentence
tolerance
noun
- The plants have a high tolerance for heat.
- Some patients gradually develop a tolerance for the drug and need to be given a larger dose.
- Some patients develop greater tolerance for the drug's effects.
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That’s why, in the best of times, tolerance for risky vaccines is very low.
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oregonlive,
11 Sep. 2021
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The exact amount of hot sauce will depend on the type of hot sauce and your spicy tolerance.
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Lauren Corona,
chicagotribune.com,
28 Mar. 2021
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Users built up a tolerance to the drugs and needed more and more to dull their pain — or achieve their high.
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Georgea Kovanis,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Feb. 2023
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Its tolerance level for threats is low—and so is that of the United States.
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Dennis Ross,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Mar. 2024
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There is no other country in the world with the mixing of races and tolerance.
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Dominick Mastrangelo,
Washington Examiner,
22 June 2020
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The higher the dollar amount the less tolerance there is for bad stretches or off nights.
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Scott Bordow,
azcentral,
9 July 2018
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The yeast in ales has a higher tolerance for alcohol than the yeast used in lagers.
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Mahita Gajanan,
Time,
7 Apr. 2018
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So for one day, at least, Del Mar will be an oasis of pot-tolerance.
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Sebastian Montes,
Pacific San Diego Magazine,
5 May 2017
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Heat tolerance, though, isn’t the only thing corals need.
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Nicola Jones,
Wired,
6 Nov. 2021
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With all of that comes the burden of tolerance, the fiery fight for fairness and – sometimes – a longing for more.
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Liza Lentini,
Spin,
14 Sep. 2023
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And the broader trends in Africa are heading in the direction of tolerance.
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David Segal,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2023
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Readers have also evolved in their tastes and, frankly, in their tolerance for adult themes.
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Denise Davidson,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
7 May 2018
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Ye found the limits of this new Twitter’s tolerance, though.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Dec. 2022
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To be sure, a tolerance for some motor noise is required with most e-bikes.
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Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
8 Aug. 2019
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No doubt there were scores of other movies in which hope, tolerance, and justice play no part.
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Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Sep. 2024
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The first step is to raise your tolerance to insect and disease damage.
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Dan Gill,
NOLA.com,
24 May 2018
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These young trees have all been propagated from the shoots of trees that showed some signs of tolerance.
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Stephanie Pain,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Sep. 2020
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There are some who don’t get feathers ruffled and have a high tolerance for the fanfare.
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Karen Kaplan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
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These questions are meant to gauge your risk tolerance.
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Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2024
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Like corals do in reef ecosystems, the organisms of the open ocean have certain tolerances for heat.
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WIRED,
2 Aug. 2023
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Spice tolerance can take years to develop, for kids and adults.
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Lara Lee,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2024
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The show has been a marvel of that — constructive tolerance.
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Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2024
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For new kratom users or those with low tolerance, start with a low dose, usually 1-2 grams.
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Sponsored Content,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2024
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Just keep in mind that people vary in their tolerance to caffeine.
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Lisa Drayer,
CNN,
16 Apr. 2020
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Her coach, Jon Green, says her pain tolerance is almost too high.
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New York Times,
6 Mar. 2022
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France's woes signal less tolerance for excessive spending and big deficits.
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Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
24 Oct. 2024
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This uncertainty, even across advanced economies with higher debt tolerance such as the U.S. and China, can lead to a spillover effect of higher borrowing costs to other economies.
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Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2024
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