How to Use intolerance in a Sentence

intolerance

noun
  • Walrond believes young people are turned off by the intolerance, and nationwide their church attendance is down.
    Taylor Mooney, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Without safeguards, some platforms have contributed to the rise of intolerance and hatred.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Worse yet, such acts of intolerance are increasing, according to the president.
    Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Though salads are the staple of the healthy lunch illuminati, my intolerance for eating a bowl of lettuce has always left me feeling out of the club.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Much of the fear for the direction of the country stems from the increasing intolerance of free speech and remembrances of past atrocities.
    New York Times, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The bill also provides resources for communities to come together and fight intolerance and hate.
    NBC News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • So, the role of electricity in our economy will grow over time along with the number of electronic devices in our lives…as will our intolerance of outages.
    Baker Institute, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Naturally, then, cancel culture can't be defined any more precisely than intolerance can.
    Ramesh Ponnuru, Star Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Gluten intolerance can present in a number of ways, including fatigue, headaches, abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea.
    Mike Wehner, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Ali rejects invasive procedures and will do anything to protect his daughter when their village’s intolerance turns dangerous.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Finding tasty allergy-friendly pizzas is challenging for those with gluten intolerance, and Sole's had her share of soggy cauliflower crusts.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Over time, this can reduce the body's sensitivity to insulin, resulting in glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes.
    James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Tackling intolerance is an issue that Abramovich also feels personally responsible to do something about.
    Lee Igel, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Their intolerance did have some perks, as they were brought out some ice cream to cool off.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
  • This can help pinpoint whether a food intolerance is to blame.
    Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • No, this massacre was a function of hate—the kind of toxic intolerance in its purest form.
    TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The United States won the Cold War, of course—a result that might seem to vindicate this intolerance.
    Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
  • What does someone with gluten or lactose intolerance do when the bread rolls or ice cream comes out?
    Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2021
  • But banning books is not just the product of right-wing intolerance.
    Jay Parini, CNN, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The action, which targeted the home of Jake Nolan and his partner, Jon, was meant to send a message of hate and intolerance.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • The shaming may not end anytime soon, given the intolerance of the modern left.
    James Freeman, WSJ, 3 May 2021
  • Our son Jack was born in 2013 with severe intolerance to dairy.
    Yola Robert, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Take a look at where intolerance has brought us as a country today.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
  • But Japan also has some of the most restrictive cannabis laws in East Asia, a region known for its intolerance of drugs.
    New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The answer is lactose intolerance — yes, cats can have it too.
    Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022
  • Hydrolyzed whey protein is the best of these three for those with lactose intolerance.
    Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But what ties the three together is the theme of racial intolerance, and the idea that those who ignore history are bound to repeat it.
    Steve Chagollan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • One is simply to tolerate your friends’ intolerance — though my sense is that this won’t work for you.
    New York Times, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Loach, to his credit, stages the intolerance of the pub crowd with humanity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • Loose, watery stools may be a side effect of certain medicines or a food intolerance.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 12 Aug. 2023

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