How to Use tolerable in a Sentence

tolerable

adjective

• The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
• Ads are tolerable, as long as we’re not forced to watch too many.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 29 May 2022
• The sound of his perfect sleep next to her at night is now tolerable.
  — Emily Ratajkowski, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2020
• This simple task will make the next few years a lot more tolerable.
  — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
• The fake crowds and phony noise were tolerable, at least for a few games.
  — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 29 July 2020
• Gently press back as far as is tolerable to stretch the backs of the toes and the feet.
  — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 16 July 2019
• Ride comfort and road noise are both tolerable, in the sporty vein.
  — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 5 June 2020
• But its function made the form well worth it (and more than tolerable).
  — Claire Tighe, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
• With the seat back slam-up against the rear bulkhead the rake was tolerable for an hour or so.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• This helps cut noise and top lift, both of which seemed quite tolerable during a brief test drive.
  — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
• For a month or so, the view from our new-world perch looked fine — not ideal but tolerable.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
• There's not much that makes plane travel tolerable these days.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
• Jones increased the range of motion in his foot to the point where the pain was tolerable.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Breezes remain light from the north, making the cold air more tolerable.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• The fabric is soft and stretchy with a pull-on waistband that makes long flights and train rides far more tolerable.
  — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
• Mom took back the house the minute the temps hit tolerable levels and the sun began peeking out.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
• 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
• It's used to help cool down and reduce the strength of the pickle brine to a more tolerable level.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• Rear-seat space is generous in the second row and tolerable in the third.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
• The spitter has been seen as a tolerable and minor form of cheating.
  — Fay Vincent, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2020
• Jones said the tense moments were tolerable.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
• Dry, desert air with dew points in the 40s and 50s made the heat more tolerable.
  — Star Tribune, 5 June 2021
• So what's tolerable in terms of mistakes?
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
• The rest of the coming week will be, if not comfortable, at least more tolerable.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
• After all, at some cost the flu might be contained too, but the cost wouldn’t be tolerable and then the flu would spread.
  — WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• Much more tolerable to force the fear, to try to acquaint myself with terror.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
• There's just a coolness to me, finally, on the fourth kid that makes life a lot more tolerable right now.
  — Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
• But for a long time this was the best astronomers—or anyone else—could get, so these drawbacks were tolerable.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 June 2024
• Smoothies can also be a good way to get in fruits and vegetables in a tolerable way.
  — Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
• This is a new staple dish soap that works great on tough grease and makes having to wash dishes by hand much more tolerable.
  — Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, 25 Sep. 2020