Example Sentences

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But her raucous Georgie made me wonder why this solitary older gentleman was tolerating her intrusive madness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Hamlin began walking Friday after having his breathing tube removed that morning and he was tolerating a normal diet, his doctors said Monday.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

MacGowan was tolerating this newfangled technology to discuss his upcoming book of never-before-seen artwork, handwritten lyrics and school essays, titled “The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold.”

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Eventually he was tolerating such photo ops as a public cell-phone conversation with an ailing nun and the donning of a fire fighter's hat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Crowds gathered around news bulletin boards to read how Garfield was tolerating the trip.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow