intolerable
Example Sentences
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Its benefits appear natural and permanent; its imperfections, intolerable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“It’s gone from intolerable to tolerable,” Steiner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"In the afternoon it becomes really intolerable, because this is reclaimed swamp," he said, nodding to Washington's geography.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"This is a huge problem. It's an intolerable experience sometimes to go down some of the roads, like this one here. What a miserable experience."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
To make my going more comfortable I decided to put off a litde the intolerable thirst I had been living with for so long.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing intolerable
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