tolerate

Example Sentences

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As a result, these insects can tolerate higher levels of cold-related stress and continue functioning in conditions that would overwhelm most species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

“Shifting characters is not a hurdle while I write, but once I am done, I do think to myself: will people be able to tolerate so many characters and switching?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

But his condition deteriorated, and four years later he was diagnosed with severe ME after he began struggling to walk and could not tolerate noise or light.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“You can tolerate a lot of pain if you get the sales,” Lewis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“There is a limit to what one can tolerate in a single day. That limit has just been met.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el