Other Words from tolerable

tolerability \ ˌtä-lə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē

, ˌtäl-rə- \ noun

tolerably \ ˈtä-lə-rə-blē

, ˈtäl-rə- ; ˈtä-lər-blē \ adverb

Examples of tolerable in a Sentence

The heat was tolerable for only a short time. stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot

Recent Examples on the Web Sadly, the situation also appears to be stabilizing in ways more tolerable to Ukraine’s Western allies than to Ukraine itself. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022 In addition, six human genes were inserted into the genome of the donor pig — modifications designed to make the pig’s organs more tolerable to the human immune system. — New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022 Despite its lamentably limited duration, the sunshine helped lift Friday’s high temperature to a more than merely tolerable 66. — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021 Yet climate scientists say there is little margin for delay if the world wants to hold global warming to relatively tolerable levels. — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 For some of us, the pandemic is about to enter a more tolerable phase. — Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022 There are some things about this couple that were tolerable in a group, but that have since become frustrating for me. — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022 But the recent inflation surge has changed that equation and made rate increases more politically tolerable on both sides of the aisle. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 Never mind her whole book about the search for tolerable or even pleasing interpretations of her experience. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021 See More

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