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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There’s something deeply satisfying about navigating rapids on a Saturday morning that makes Mondays feel more bearable.
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Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
For fans watching to see how Eleven and her friends save the day, much of this stagnation is probably bearable.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The elastic waistband makes hours of sitting far more bearable, while the on-trend wide-leg silhouette still looks polished and chic.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Emotion is a natural and necessary part of football, but understanding how delicate each of these fixtures may be should help the journey to May become more bearable.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
For fans watching to see how Eleven and her friends save the day, much of this stagnation is probably bearable.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The elastic waistband makes hours of sitting far more bearable, while the on-trend wide-leg silhouette still looks polished and chic.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Emotion is a natural and necessary part of football, but understanding how delicate each of these fixtures may be should help the journey to May become more bearable.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Bearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearable. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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bearable
adjective
bear·able
ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈber-
: possible to bear
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