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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Her legacy indeed lives on in Definitely Thriving, a book which dares to treat the small canvas of an ordinary woman’s experience with seriousness and respect, all the while maintaining that necessary sense of humor which makes the whole thing—life itself—mostly bearable.
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Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
With temperatures across the Inland Empire expected to reach the 90s and higher, the center's director, Penny Lilburn, said her staff has resorted to fans and open-door air flow to make the heat more bearable as the seniors have their fun.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Spring and fall offer bearable temps—prime time for gravel biking, off-roading, land sailing, hot-spring soaking, or astrophotography on the playa’s flat, hard surface.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026
The county park is open through the last week in May and is closed for the summer months until Labor Day weekend, so visit while the weather is still bearable.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
With temperatures across the Inland Empire expected to reach the 90s and higher, the center's director, Penny Lilburn, said her staff has resorted to fans and open-door air flow to make the heat more bearable as the seniors have their fun.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Spring and fall offer bearable temps—prime time for gravel biking, off-roading, land sailing, hot-spring soaking, or astrophotography on the playa’s flat, hard surface.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026
The county park is open through the last week in May and is closed for the summer months until Labor Day weekend, so visit while the weather is still bearable.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Bearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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bearable
adjective
bear·able
ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈber-
: possible to bear
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