tolerable
Example Sentences
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That was tolerable when officials thought the Iran war would resolve quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
She became the woman who, more than perhaps any one other person, made California’s air tolerable, if not technically healthy, and revved up the state’s climate and greenhouse gas policies.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The applicant must be an adult, "have decision-making capacity", suffer from a serious or incurable illness, and "experience constant, unbearable physical or psychological suffering that cannot be relieved under conditions deemed tolerable".
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
One of these companies has a slightly more tolerable vision than the rest, although it’s fair to question whether any one of these ideals could ever vanquish the others.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026
My least favorite day...but today has been tolerable because Tía Mari invited Mami’s old canasta friends for a Sunday barbecue.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing tolerable
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Farewell to Manzanar
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