How to Use tolerable in a Sentence

tolerable

adjective

• The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
• Dry, desert air with dew points in the 40s and 50s made the heat more tolerable.
  — Star Tribune, 5 June 2021
• Gently press back as far as is tolerable to stretch the backs of the toes and the feet.
  — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 16 July 2019
• Jones increased the range of motion in his foot to the point where the pain was tolerable.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• The battery life is quite poor, but the noise is tolerable.
  — Collin Morgan and Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2022
• The fake crowds and phony noise were tolerable, at least for a few games.
  — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 29 July 2020
• The sound of his perfect sleep next to her at night is now tolerable.
  — Emily Ratajkowski, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2020
• Ads are tolerable, as long as we’re not forced to watch too many.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 29 May 2022
• It's used to help cool down and reduce the strength of the pickle brine to a more tolerable level.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• Heck, even an A-C-C format would be tolerable in the sport’s new era.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
• Ride comfort and road noise are both tolerable, in the sporty vein.
  — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 5 June 2020
• After all, at some cost the flu might be contained too, but the cost wouldn’t be tolerable and then the flu would spread.
  — WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• Go to the beach, but wait until 7 p.m., when things are at least tolerable.
  — Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• But its function made the form well worth it (and more than tolerable).
  — Claire Tighe, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
• For a month or so, the view from our new-world perch looked fine — not ideal but tolerable.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
• This simple task will make the next few years a lot more tolerable.
  — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
• Highs are in the much more tolerable mid- to upper 80s.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• If the Bears enter at least 3-2 it’s a bit more tolerable.
  — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
• This helps cut noise and top lift, both of which seemed quite tolerable during a brief test drive.
  — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
• Training for six months for the Boston Marathon makes the pain tolerable.
  — Mike Kotsopoulos, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Rear-seat space is generous in the second row and tolerable in the third.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
• Hand-me-downs are a (sometimes tolerable, sometimes less so) fact of life for most of us.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 20 Dec. 2018
• Breezes remain light from the north, making the cold air more tolerable.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• The rest of the coming week will be, if not comfortable, at least more tolerable.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
• For some of us, the pandemic is about to enter a more tolerable phase.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
• John Early has been one of the secret weapons that has made my year a little more tolerable.
  — Tyler Coates, Esquire, 15 Dec. 2017
• Much more tolerable to force the fear, to try to acquaint myself with terror.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
• These corny jokes can make grown-up life just a little more tolerable.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2017
• Long walks and runs — which almost always aggravate the heels, knees, and lower back — were noticeably more tolerable with these inserts.
  — Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
• For some voters, the deluge is tolerable—like Kamala Harris supporter Robyn Beyah, who embraces the messages as part of her involvement.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024