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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As time goes on and temperatures rise, trees will be increasingly important in efforts to keep life in Central Florida bearable.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The new seat design comes alongside other innovations that could make economy air travel more bearable.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
With all that in mind, San Joaquin County officials are trying to at least make super-commutes more bearable.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
The burden of explaining how the hell that happened is on head housekeeper Lily (Arquette) and her husband Ray (Paterson Joseph), both of whom have a commanding enough screen presence to make the exposition bearable.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The new seat design comes alongside other innovations that could make economy air travel more bearable.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
With all that in mind, San Joaquin County officials are trying to at least make super-commutes more bearable.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
The burden of explaining how the hell that happened is on head housekeeper Lily (Arquette) and her husband Ray (Paterson Joseph), both of whom have a commanding enough screen presence to make the exposition bearable.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Bearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearable. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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bearable
adjective
bear·able
ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈber-
: possible to bear
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