TOLERANCE in a Sentence
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204 example sentences for TOLERANCE, such as:
1. A tolerably long silence ensued.
2. In August the heat is barely tolerable.
3. At times, the heat was barely tolerable.
4. Some children have a low tolerance for boredom.
5. The doctors manage to keep the pain at a tolerable level.
2. In August the heat is barely tolerable.
3. At times, the heat was barely tolerable.
4. Some children have a low tolerance for boredom.
5. The doctors manage to keep the pain at a tolerable level.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of TOLERANCE
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tolerance
n. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
n. willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
Classic Sentence: (158 in 11 pages)
1 She had no tolerance for scenes which were not of her own making, and it was odious to her that her husband should make a show of himself before the servants.
2 He presented his idols diffidently, but he expanded in Carol's bookishness, in Miss Sherwin's voluminous praise, in Kennicott's tolerance of any one who amused his wife.
3 Carol grew definitely afraid of Vida as Vida transferred the passion which had been released in marriage to the cause of the war; as she lost all tolerance.
4 She was, perhaps, rather proud of herself for having acquired so much tolerance.
5 Selma was a studious girl, who had not much tolerance for giddy things like Tiny and Lena; but they always spoke of her with admiration.
6 And, after boasting this way of my tolerance, I come to the admission that it has a limit.
7 But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
8 His bedroom was tolerably large, and rather difficult to warm in bad weather.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
9 It was warm there, and he found a tolerably good bed of straw.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
10 At that moment there came a tolerably violent knock on the door.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.
11 The garden was enclosed by a tolerably low white wall, easy to climb.
12 In this way he traversed a tolerably long distance, gazing, calling, shouting, but he met no one.
13 A tolerably long silence ensued.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
14 It occupied the plateau of Mont-Saint-Jean, having behind it the village, and in front of it the slope, which was tolerably steep then.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON
15 At the present day it is a tolerably large town, ornamented all the year through with plaster villas, and on Sundays with beaming bourgeois.
Example Sentence: (46 in 4 pages)
1 He watched the kids throw water around with amused tolerance.
2 Some members of the party would like to see it develop a greater tolerance of/towards contrary points of view.
3 This period in history is not noted for its religious tolerance.
4 Some children have a low tolerance for boredom.
5 The organization promotes racial tolerance and unity in diversity.
6 They have a policy of zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
7 He has recently urged more tolerance of sexual promiscuity.
8 Some people say schools need to teach tolerance of alternative lifestyles.
9 Supporters of the party hope for a new era of pluralism including a new tolerance of religion in Turkey.
10 This hormone is the ultimate 'feel good' chemical because it is the essence of love, friendship, and tolerance of others.
11 We are tolerably conversant with the early English poets; and can discover no resemblance whatever, except in antiquated spelling and a few obsolete words.
12 At times, the heat was barely tolerable.
13 In August the heat is barely tolerable.
14 The doctors manage to keep the pain at a tolerable level.
15 She inspected the rooms and found them perfectly tolerable.