put up with
Example Sentences
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“Could I put up with 10 hours of pain and get a laptop?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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
He added later: "We're not going to put up with it any longer."
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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
“Mom, I put up with you inviting all sorts of people into our house. People you trust just because they’re women and children,” Natalie said.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
