How to Use tolerant in a Sentence

tolerant

adjective

• The plants are drought and heat tolerant and love full sun.
  — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2022
• Nor is the strong-willed Lizzie any less tolerant of him.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022
• How and When to Plant Coleus Coleus are not tolerant of frost at all.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
• Most pines are very drought tolerant and thrive with fast drainage.
  — oregonlive, 5 July 2020
• But making Hudson’s Bick both tough and tolerant was a bold stroke of the state’s ego.
  — Chris Vognar, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
• Hoch says wood ducks are so tolerant of humans that they can be tamed.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
• Tepary beans, or bavi, are a drought-tolerant legume native to the Sonoran desert.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2021
• One of the more shade-tolerant St. Augustines could give good growth in these areas.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
• This country is the most tolerant country in the history of the world, which is why so many around the world have come here.
  — baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• Even drought tolerant trees need a long drink to survive.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
• The group with the traits more tolerant of CO2, such as clams and snails, largely survived the mass extinction.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 Jan. 2022
• Some plants are more drought tolerant than others and not all areas of the yard will have the same water needs.
  — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
• The nice thing about the rut is deer are way more tolerant of intrusions because their minds are tuned to love.
  — Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2020
• The Tesla board has gone along with that, but not all investors feel so tolerant.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
• The cast iron is coated in a porcelain enamel, which is heat tolerant and leak-proof up to 500°F.
  — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2021
• All of the above except star jasmine are drought tolerant.
  — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2023
• Al-Golani, has sought to recast the group as a moderate and tolerant force.
  — Abdulrahman Shaheen and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
• Zone 1 is the bottom of the garden; plants here need to be very tolerant of wet conditions.
  — oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2021
• And aren’t Christians supposed to be kind and tolerant?
  — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• Only one of the shade-tolerant St. Augustines can do well in up to 25 percent shade.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Nov. 2020
• Resist the urge to water native and drought tolerant woody trees and shrubs.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• And there is no grass in Texas that is more shade-tolerant than St. Augustine.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 25 June 2020
• Underneath the palms are soft leaf yucca, which are shade tolerant as the palms grow.
  — Nicole Villalpando, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
• The hardy, drought-tolerant plants are relatives of the Joshua Tree and flower in late spring to early summer.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
• The Plant Board voted on May 3 to allow dicamba's use through June 30 across the top of crops tolerant of the herbicide.
  — Stephen Steed, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2021
• Gardeners will find a gold mine of shade-tolerant plants among the gingers.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• But every airline should be less tolerant of this condition and more quick to pull the plug.
  — Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
• There are many species and selections available, most of which are drought tolerant and deer proof.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 13 Aug. 2020
• Again, the answer lies in the collective mindset of reality TV, whose fans are highly tolerant of aberrant behavior and quick to forgive missteps.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
• My tolerant husband’s section is presumably well organized, but having no idea is the beauty of keeping bathrooms and bookshelves separate.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2025