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
  • All of the above except star jasmine are drought tolerant.
    — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2023
  • And aren’t Christians supposed to be kind and tolerant?
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fine fescue is very drought tolerant, but will go dormant in the summer.
    — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • Hummingbirds love the yellow flowers of this drought-tolerant and easy-to-grow herb.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022
  • Sun-loving and drought tolerant, these flowers bloom starting in the summer and into the fall months.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 July 2023
  • The latter are cold tolerant, but no study shows selective forces at play.
    — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
  • What’s wrong with attending and being tolerant, for the sake of friendships?
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • But the prince has proven to be even less tolerant of dissent than his predecessors.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Fun spotted foliage in shades of white, red, or pink make these heat-tolerant plants a winner for dressing up shady spots.
    — Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 24 June 2022
  • Meadows of native, drought-tolerant plants protect the lakebed surface from wind and capture any dust that blows by.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Rubber plant thrives in medium to bright indirect light and is tolerant of bright light.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The success of the 120-day deal depends on shipping firms and insurers being tolerant of risk.
    — Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This lacecap smooth hydrangea is drought-, humidity- and heat-tolerant.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Many Californians seem to agree it’s time to get rid of thirsty grass and switch to drought-tolerant landscaping.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The group is diverse, though, and some species are more tolerant of less-than-ideal conditions than others.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Link is tolerant of young scholars — young and untenured scholars — who hedge.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 July 2023
  • Common sage and thyme are far more drought-tolerant than tender basil or cilantro, for example.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The memory of that period is part of what made many Chinese so tolerant of the mistakes that followed.
    — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The idea is to be tolerant but not let their behavior become an unhealthy pattern.
    — Nandini Maharaj, SELF, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Figs are drought-tolerant and once established do not need to be watered often.
    — oregonlive, 12 June 2022
  • Farmers could think about planting salt-tolerant plants in those areas.
    — Aryn Baker, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Our audience is very not only tolerant but loving of that, the whole concept of stretching and pushing the boundaries.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Low light tolerant, these plants do best when watered from the bottom, typically every two weeks in the warmer months and less often when cool.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The best choices, according to Adams and Janoski, are shade-tolerant perennials or small shrubs.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • Steve & Robin Like Will & Grace, but reversed genders and in a way less tolerant environment.
    — Vulture, 5 July 2022
  • Sleeping babies were parked for an instant by the gates and photographed under the tolerant, watchful eye of a policeman.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022

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