How to Use tolerant in a Sentence

tolerant

adjective
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  • The plants are drought and heat tolerant and love full sun.
    — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2022
  • Nor is the strong-willed Lizzie any less tolerant of him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • How and When to Plant Coleus Coleus are not tolerant of frost at all.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
  • Tepary beans, or bavi, are a drought-tolerant legume native to the Sonoran desert.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2021
  • One of the more shade-tolerant St. Augustines could give good growth in these areas.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • This country is the most tolerant country in the history of the world, which is why so many around the world have come here.
    — baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Even drought tolerant trees need a long drink to survive.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
  • The group with the traits more tolerant of CO2, such as clams and snails, largely survived the mass extinction.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Some plants are more drought tolerant than others and not all areas of the yard will have the same water needs.
    — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The Tesla board has gone along with that, but not all investors feel so tolerant.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • The cast iron is coated in a porcelain enamel, which is heat tolerant and leak-proof up to 500°F.
    — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2021
  • All of the above except star jasmine are drought tolerant.
    — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Zone 1 is the bottom of the garden; plants here need to be very tolerant of wet conditions.
    — oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2021
  • And aren’t Christians supposed to be kind and tolerant?
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Only one of the shade-tolerant St. Augustines can do well in up to 25 percent shade.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The hardy, drought-tolerant plants are relatives of the Joshua Tree and flower in late spring to early summer.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The Plant Board voted on May 3 to allow dicamba's use through June 30 across the top of crops tolerant of the herbicide.
    — Stephen Steed, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2021
  • But every airline should be less tolerant of this condition and more quick to pull the plug.
    — Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • This hardy lavender with fragrant gray-green leaves is drought and heat tolerant.
    — Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021
  • That’s because drought-tolerant native plants have work to do.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Even drought-tolerant plants require water, and pesky weeds must still be pulled.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • Lots of trees died throughout the city — namely London plane trees, which are not salt tolerant.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 11 July 2024
  • The sprays claim to increase melanin production in your skin — including very fair skin — and claim to make skin more tolerant to the sun.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Drought-tolerant gardens touch up the front of the home, and out back, a turf lawn and patio surround a swimming pool, spa and outdoor kitchen.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
  • The prodigal son comes back to the tolerant and multi-cultural fold.
    — Ira Bedzow, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • That’s why the Fed has been more tolerant of inflation in order to strengthen the job market.
    — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The parents and child are asking Auntie to be tolerant.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Fine fescue is very drought tolerant, but will go dormant in the summer.
    — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • Three doors lead to the outdoor dining area and saltwater pool, all with views of the drought-tolerant garden.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • My husband — a brooding New Yorker, polite and tolerant of much — broke on the seventh day of our family vacation.
    — Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024

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