tolerate
Example Sentences
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I avoided the place when I could, and barely tolerated it when avoidance didn’t work.
From Literature
However, the escalation over this weekend has already shown that both sides might be willing to tolerate more risk than the markets think.
At the age of 32, Oliver James could no longer tolerate the shame of a double life, the burden of “living a lie.”
While her affection for Kermit is true, the great joke of their affair is that he’s often portrayed as tolerating her instead of providing the full worship she demands – nay, deserves.
From Salon
Since national defense cannot tolerate downtime, readiness spending tends to persist even when procurement ebbs.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
