put up with
Example Sentences
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"I wasn't happy. I knew my body wasn't functioning properly and I wasn't prepared to just put up with it," she said.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
But she added: "Well, we understand that this is probably a necessity, so we put up with it."
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
As one insider put it, Cooper “wasn’t comfortable with the direction the show was taking under Bari, and is in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it.”
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
“If you can still put up with me,” I said, “we can cruise the Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard tonight.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Petra was sure that every Petra before her hadn’t had to put up with thick glasses with blue-and-purple-speckled frames.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
