How to Use tolerance in a Sentence

tolerance

noun

• The plants have a high tolerance for heat.
• Some patients gradually develop a tolerance for the drug and need to be given a larger dose.
• Some patients develop greater tolerance for the drug's effects.
• There’s no tolerance for fault.
  — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
• That urban tolerance is what sets this species apart.
  — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
• That’s why, in the best of times, tolerance for risky vaccines is very low.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2021
• But anyone who doesn't have a high tolerance for blood and guts should stay far away.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
• Some on campus saw them as a marker of a change in speech tolerance.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
• May take with food to improve tolerance.
  — Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
• So what’s their level of risk tolerance?
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
• Just keep in mind that people vary in their tolerance to caffeine.
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
• The ones who don't are about to find out what tight tolerance really means.
  — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
• To be sure, a tolerance for some motor noise is required with most e-bikes.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 8 Aug. 2019
• An inspector has to have a very strong tolerance for blood.
  — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
• Users built up a tolerance to the drugs and needed more and more to dull their pain — or achieve their high.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2023
• Talk to those living it, weigh the costs and check your values and risk tolerance.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• The exact amount of hot sauce will depend on the type of hot sauce and your spicy tolerance.
  — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
• With a tolerance for poor soils, this striking tree can live for up to a thousand years.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
• Spice tolerance can take years to develop, for kids and adults.
  — Lara Lee, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2024
• Ubie lists four telltale signs that caffeine tolerance has set in.
  — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
• Ubie lists four telltale signs that caffeine tolerance has set in.
  — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
• Unlike with retinol, your skin doesn’t have to slowly build up a tolerance to the serum.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
• Unlike with retinol, your skin doesn’t have to slowly build up a tolerance to the serum.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
• Unlike with retinol, your skin doesn’t have to slowly build up a tolerance to the serum.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
• Unlike with retinol, your skin doesn’t have to slowly build up a tolerance to the serum.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
• The key is matching your timeline to your risk tolerance.
  — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
• With good salt tolerance, abelias are also great shrubs for coastal gardens.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
• No doubt there were scores of other movies in which hope, tolerance, and justice play no part.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
• There's only what fits your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
• Readers have also evolved in their tastes and, frankly, in their tolerance for adult themes.
  — Denise Davidson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 May 2018