bearable

Example Sentences

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There has also been a surge of online advice on how to make time in shelters more bearable.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The situation is particularly acute in the capital, Kyiv, where blackouts had, until late last year, largely been a bearable annoyance that residents could weather with power banks, candles and battery-powered torches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The pressures of life, which in that moment felt unbearable, proved bearable.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

"We will lose £600-£700 a day. One day might be bearable but it will be impossible to recuperate that total cost," says Prasanna Callaghan, owner of Crumpets Cafe in Buckingham Gate, central London.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

I tried to play it off with shrugs—but Sam was the only thing that had made Thurmond bearable.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken