tolerable
adjective
tol·er·a·ble
ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
ˈtäl-rə-;
ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: capable of being borne or endured
tolerable pain
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable
a tolerable singing voice
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Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
Recent Examples on the Web
Highs are in the much more tolerable mid- to upper 80s.
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Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Initial trial data indicates that the treatment is generally tolerable, Behrenbruch notes.
—Elie Dolgin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
If that happens, just carefully shift your weight to a more tolerable position.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 17 June 2024
For high-skilled workers who earn $150,000 per year, for example, the cost of health insurance is a tolerable fraction for a firm, but for a lower-skilled and lower-wage worker, the health insurance cost can be a deal breaker.
—Anne Case, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2020
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Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Initial trial data indicates that the treatment is generally tolerable, Behrenbruch notes.
—Elie Dolgin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
If that happens, just carefully shift your weight to a more tolerable position.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 17 June 2024
For high-skilled workers who earn $150,000 per year, for example, the cost of health insurance is a tolerable fraction for a firm, but for a lower-skilled and lower-wage worker, the health insurance cost can be a deal breaker.
—Anne Case, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2020
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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