intolerable
adjective
in·tol·er·a·ble
(ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
-ˈtäl-rə-,
-ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
2
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Examples of intolerable in a Sentence
She divorced him on the grounds of intolerable cruelty.
this stifling heat is intolerable
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If the situation becomes intolerable, your son will deal with it.
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Add into this the cost of recruiting, training, supporting, and retaining fighter pilots in sufficient numbers and the economics become intolerable.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Still, its short running time keeps Burton’s excesses from becoming intolerable, and its giddy, chaotic shift into kid-friendly horror near the end feels like a heartfelt, nostalgic acknowledgement of his outsider-artist youth.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
In particular, Jenna Fletcher, mom of three from the greater Philadelphia area, finds the sound of Blippi’s laugh intolerable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Add into this the cost of recruiting, training, supporting, and retaining fighter pilots in sufficient numbers and the economics become intolerable.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Still, its short running time keeps Burton’s excesses from becoming intolerable, and its giddy, chaotic shift into kid-friendly horror near the end feels like a heartfelt, nostalgic acknowledgement of his outsider-artist youth.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
In particular, Jenna Fletcher, mom of three from the greater Philadelphia area, finds the sound of Blippi’s laugh intolerable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intolerable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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intolerable
adjective
in·tol·er·a·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈtäl-(ə-)rə-bəl
-ˈtäl-ər-bəl
: not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
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