Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sufferance Every page is alive with animus, ardor, humor, sufferance, with venom for death and its posturing acolytes: Anyone who has not killed is not a man: This sentence, which Hemingway fashioned, means nothing at all. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 Matchday was a sufferance, the opposite of life-affirming. George Caulkin, The Athletic, 10 July 2024 Through his cult of personality, Modi is fulfilling a century-old project, recasting India as a Hindu nation, in which minorities, particularly Muslims, live at the sufferance of the majority. Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024 The Kirk Douglas, the smallest of the company’s three venues and ostensibly the most experimental, is the scrappy Culver City orphan, living at the sufferance of its older siblings at L.A.’s Music Center. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 Air India’s nationalization signaled that in independent India private enterprise would survive on the government’s sufferance. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021 In the music of Beethoven, there is such an ethical, moral integrity … and power and sufferance. Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2019 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, 4 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufferance
Noun
  • However, students are not allowed to use the devices during class, unless a teacher gives them permission for educational, health or emergency purposes.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 24 July 2025
  • For Father's Day this year, the dad of two shared that he was given the greatest gift – permission to share his favorite photo of his wife.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • But Russia's unrelenting bombardment of Ukrainian cities ultimately tested Trump's patience.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Tadahito Iguchi, the second baseman for the ’05 team who works now as a broadcaster for NHK TV in Japan, said Sox fans should realize patience is a virtue.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Deloitte’s Connected Consumer survey echoes the tension: Enthusiasm for generative AI co-exists with a demand for transparency, accountability and explicit consent.
    Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The National Guard and the Marines have been called in without state consent.
    Larry David, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Financial institutions must navigate a tradeoff between risk appetite and fraud loss tolerance.
    Sunny Banerjee, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Dosing will vary depending on your medical history, health goals, and tolerance level.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Medicare Advantage plan members can face prior authorization for many services, whereas Original Medicare has considerably fewer situations requiring approval.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • In January, the US Food and Drug Administration gave marketing authorization to certain nicotine pouches for the first time, allowing sales of 10 flavors of popular brand Zyn to help adult smokers quit or cut back on their tobacco use.
    Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sufferance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufferance. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!