intolerable

Example Sentences

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Meta attorney Phyllis Jones showed jurors Instagram posts, text messages and ephemera from her high school years in which Kaley portrayed her home life as intolerable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

That Epstein’s crimes were confined to himself and a few enablers, chiefly Ghislaine Maxwell, was intolerable to influencers and politicos determined to attribute all bad things to the dark workings of cabals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The National Association for Gun Rights decried Pirro’s warning as “unacceptable and intolerable comments by a sitting US attorney.”

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

"Making many people anxious and fearful so as to send electricity to Tokyo...is intolerable."

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

He climbed to his feet with an air of intolerable woe and began moving about his office.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller