tolerate

Example Sentences

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Democratic systems depend on something more demanding: the ability to tolerate disagreement, engage with complexity and distinguish between what feels true and what is demonstrably so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

As a result, these insects can tolerate higher levels of cold-related stress and continue functioning in conditions that would overwhelm most species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

In some instances players can sympathise with the reasoning while refusing to tolerate discourtesy.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Shifting characters is not a hurdle while I write, but once I am done, I do think to myself: will people be able to tolerate so many characters and switching?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

But like most families in Harlem we could not tolerate unexpected financial burdens, and in the summer of 1951 we experienced two.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers