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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Or if your hot flashes are unbearable, your provider might tinker with your dosage.
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Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
Winds will be out of the north to north-northwest at 5 to 10 mph, so wind-chills shouldn't be unbearable.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Inconvenient, yes, but far from unbearable.
—Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
When some people in severe distress imagine a peaceful end to what feels like unbearable pain, the availability of medical assistance in dying may shape their thinking, and current safeguards do not seem sufficient to prevent tragic outcomes.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
Winds will be out of the north to north-northwest at 5 to 10 mph, so wind-chills shouldn't be unbearable.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Inconvenient, yes, but far from unbearable.
—Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
When some people in severe distress imagine a peaceful end to what feels like unbearable pain, the availability of medical assistance in dying may shape their thinking, and current safeguards do not seem sufficient to prevent tragic outcomes.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unbearable
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbearable. Accessed 13 Feb. 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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