tolerable
Example Sentences
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In her patients, gastrointestinal effects are common but generally tolerable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
United States manager Mauricio Pochettino said he did not like the breaks during his side's 4-1 win against Paraguay, adding they were "unnecessary" when conditions were tolerable.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The promise is that the drugs could provide a new option for patients whose disease progresses after treatment with older drugs targeting the same mutations, and with more tolerable side effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Not because spices make cheap food merely tolerable, but because they’re often the difference between a meal that feels like compromise and one you genuinely crave again a few days later.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Ma can fry some tolerable good fish and make vegetables that ain’t exactly horrible, but she caint bake for nothing.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing tolerable
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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