Examples of unbearable in a Sentence
We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
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Raveau said the state of the regime has made Iran unbearable to live in.
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Julia Avant, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
In the Netherlands, a young woman’s request for euthanasia on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering was approved.
—Sonja Wasden, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Continuing until the costs become unbearable—even for the existing leadership—might force Iran to negotiate from a position of weakness.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Julia Avant, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
In the Netherlands, a young woman’s request for euthanasia on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering was approved.
—Sonja Wasden, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Continuing until the costs become unbearable—even for the existing leadership—might force Iran to negotiate from a position of weakness.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbearable. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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unbearable
adjective
un·bear·able
ˌən-ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈən-,
-ˈber-
: greater than can be borne
unbearable pain
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