How to Use intolerant in a Sentence

intolerant

adjective
  • Don't plant it near shade-intolerant plants that hops could crowd out.
    — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Ice cream is known to cause bloating and gas in people who are lactose intolerant.
    — Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2021
  • There is an economic price for states that are seen as intolerant, the index says.
    — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
  • Males are intolerant of other rival males and will fight to protect their turf.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
  • Fire tolerant red and white pines gave way to fire intolerant aspen, birch and fir trees.
    — Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In an intolerant climate, Jean is forced to lead a double life.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 May 2022
  • Even a bite or two of the wrong food can create inflammation in a body intolerant to it.
    — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Someone can be intolerant to the lactose in milk, but will not have an immune response.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • They were politicized, rigid in their views, and intolerant of other opinions.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Primroses are a bit picky and intolerant of full sun, dry weather, and extreme cold.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
  • But in many cases, because of an intolerant society, that’s the space of fear they’re kept in.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Yeah, the '70s had a deeply intolerant, downright scary side, much like today.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2020
  • For the lactose intolerant or those who just want to cut back on dairy, almond milk is a beloved alternative.
    — Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Einstein was lactose intolerant and thus did not succumb to the illness.
    — Hart Pomerantz, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Coyotes are naturally more intolerant of dogs and humans when pups are on the line.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • People are usually intolerant to certain types of sugar rather than to all of them.
    — Claire Gillespie, SELF, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Although their ways are harsh and intolerant, a semblance of order returns.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 13 June 2018
  • Plants are intolerant of dry summer soil, making summer a stressful time for planting.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Many people are intolerant to dust mites—not down—which can cause nasal congestion, itchy skin, and other not-so-fun symptoms.
    — Suzy Forman, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Cheese, except to those who are lactose intolerant or vegan, is the music that makes plain pizza crust sing.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Ben Kang loves ice cream, but like many lactose-intolerant people, a trip to the local ice cream shop could quickly turn sour.
    — Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Universities don’t want to sit back and let an intolerant professor off the hook; students won’t stand for that.
    — Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Our district has been seen in a negative light due to the aggressive and intolerant behavior of a few.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
  • For this reason, the lactose intolerant don’t drink much milk—or at least that’s what many had erroneously assumed.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2022
  • Soy in particular is one of the most common food allergens, but someone could be intolerant to any one of these.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026
  • What’s happening in Haiti is an example of the harsh, intolerant place the world has become.
    — Byran Harlan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
  • When the climate warmed, the landscape transitioned to dense, temperate rain forests that were intolerant of fire.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The oil-rich kingdom was then — and remains now — one of the most repressive and religiously intolerant regimes in the world.
    — Erick Trickey, Washington Post, 10 June 2018
  • Antelope horns, or spider milkweed, thrives on drier soil, and the showy milkweed grows on fairly dry soil, but is intolerant of shade.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 18 Oct. 2017

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