Example Sentences

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I’m less convinced that “Avatar: The Last Airbender” can tolerably infuse its scripts more of the joyful lunacy that came naturally to the original without turning away the unconvinced.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

You know from experience that a tolerably cold or hot stimulus can quickly progress to a much more intense stimulus that is no longer tolerable.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

On a tolerably warm Sunday afternoon, I sat in bliss as a butterfly joined the cast of this outdoor production, tracing parabolas of enchantment as though a new member of Titania’s fairy train.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

Now go forth, be tolerably fruitful, and multiply only to the precise extent to which you are comfortable.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2018

At last, and tolerably in his usual tone, he said,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen