How to Use tolerant in a Sentence

tolerant

adjective
  • Kale is very hardy and tolerant of low light.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Not all plants that thrive in heat are drought-tolerant.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • Most pines are very drought tolerant and thrive with fast drainage.
    — oregonlive, 5 July 2020
  • Let shade-tolerant herbs like chervil grow wild along the edges.
    — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 14 Apr. 2020
  • These tough plants are heat, cold, and drought tolerant.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
  • This drought-tolerant grass grows over 3 feet tall in clumps.
    — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Hoch says wood ducks are so tolerant of humans that they can be tamed.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Herbs are also very easy to grow and drought-tolerant.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Lamb's ear plants grow in full to partial sun and are drought-tolerant.
    — Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
  • For low-light tolerant plants, a plant may only need a small view of the sky.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Often grown as a shade tree, this oak adapts to many soils and is drought tolerant.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Often grown as a shade tree, this oak adapts to many soils and is drought tolerant.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The goal is not to build a world where people are merely tolerant.
    — Cody Delistraty, Longreads, 5 July 2017
  • On top of that, some people might be less tolerant of heat than others.
    — Anna Borges, SELF, 21 June 2019
  • Parsley is one of the most cold-tolerant herbs in the kitchen garden.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
  • Oleander is very heat and drought tolerant and shrugs off poor soil.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The drought-tolerant herb prefers less feeding.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The drought-tolerant herb prefers less feeding.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • If your goal is a drought-tolerant garden, planning ahead is a must.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This is a highly drought-tolerant rose and blooms from spring until fall.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Plants are drought tolerant and easy to grow for gorgeous blooms year after year.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
  • Heat-tolerant breeds carry less mass and larger combs that shed heat.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
  • They are considered shade-tolerant plants, but most will not thrive in deep shade.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
  • French marigolds are also wind- and drought-tolerant.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Witchhazels are tolerant of a fairly wide range of soils.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This is a tough plant, tolerant of challenging sites, so long as the soil drains well.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Tough shrubs for the long haul A few shrubs deserve a spot on any heat-tolerant list.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These summer bloomers are heat- and drought-tolerant.
    — Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Sun-tolerant coleus in patio pots.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
  • For those in hot climates, linden trees are even drought-tolerant.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026

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