Examples of bearable in a Sentence
He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable.
the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable
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While painkillers like ibuprofen are often enough to relieve a headache, prescription medications are sometimes necessary to make head pain more bearable.
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Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
There’s a bearable level of contrivance in Abby McDonald and Amy Reed’s screenplay, as well as sufficiently appealing leads in Olivia Holt and Connor Swindells.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
At just $69 for Black Friday, they’re made to feel snug and flexible enough for all kinds of movement, making long travel days on your feet way more bearable.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
With crimes so abject, some were tempted then, as now, to conclude that the only bearable accounting of these criminals must be in the realms of the demonic, the otherworldly.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
There’s a bearable level of contrivance in Abby McDonald and Amy Reed’s screenplay, as well as sufficiently appealing leads in Olivia Holt and Connor Swindells.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
At just $69 for Black Friday, they’re made to feel snug and flexible enough for all kinds of movement, making long travel days on your feet way more bearable.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
With crimes so abject, some were tempted then, as now, to conclude that the only bearable accounting of these criminals must be in the realms of the demonic, the otherworldly.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Bearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearable. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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bearable
adjective
bear·able
ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈber-
: possible to bear
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