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
• Tepary beans, or bavi, are a drought-tolerant legume native to the Sonoran desert.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2021
• 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
• The Tesla board has gone along with that, but not all investors feel so tolerant.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
• All of the above except star jasmine are drought tolerant.
  — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2023
• 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
• 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
• But every airline should be less tolerant of this condition and more quick to pull the plug.
  — Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
• This hardy lavender with fragrant gray-green leaves is drought and heat tolerant.
  — Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021
• That’s because drought-tolerant native plants have work to do.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• Even drought-tolerant plants require water, and pesky weeds must still be pulled.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
• Lots of trees died throughout the city — namely London plane trees, which are not salt tolerant.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 11 July 2024
• The sprays claim to increase melanin production in your skin — including very fair skin — and claim to make skin more tolerant to the sun.
  — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 Feb. 2022
• Drought-tolerant gardens touch up the front of the home, and out back, a turf lawn and patio surround a swimming pool, spa and outdoor kitchen.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
• That’s why the Fed has been more tolerant of inflation in order to strengthen the job market.
  — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2021
• The parents and child are asking Auntie to be tolerant.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2021
• Fine fescue is very drought tolerant, but will go dormant in the summer.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
• Three doors lead to the outdoor dining area and saltwater pool, all with views of the drought-tolerant garden.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• Hummingbirds love the yellow flowers of this drought-tolerant and easy-to-grow herb.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022
• Sun-loving and drought tolerant, these flowers bloom starting in the summer and into the fall months.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 July 2023
• Joshua Tree National Park, even for trees that are already among the most drought-tolerant.
  — Lauren Markham, Wired, 9 Oct. 2021
• Some flowering plants are more tolerant of a bit of shade than others.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
• Before the hurricane, being less tolerant and more aggressive wasn’t related to a monkey’s chances of survival every year.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
• Franziska Elmer is hoping for better luck with sargassum, a seaweed that naturally blankets parts of the central Atlantic in spring and summer and is more tolerant of low-iron environments.
  — Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024