How to Use bearable in a Sentence

bearable

adjective
  • He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable.
  • But the tough times seem more bearable now, at the high point.
    Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2017
  • Dew points should max out in the low 60s, which should be low enough to keep the heat index bearable.
    Greg Porter, Washington Post, 9 June 2017
  • The neck fan is a heat gadget for hot times, a piece of technology designed to make extreme weather a bit more bearable.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The movie is shorter (by about 15 minutes) than the last one, though, and considerably more bearable.
    Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 20 June 2017
  • Today, the Meltemi make the scorching summer sun bearable and keep the grapes in the vineyards from overheating.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Anesthesia and asepsis made hospital surgeries not only safer but also more bearable.
    Jeanne Kisacky, Smithsonian, 14 June 2017
  • These add-ons — some travelers may find a larger seat necessary to make a flight bearable — bring the seductively low base fare into focus.
    Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 May 2017
  • Colorful buses clog the narrow streets, their windows missing glass to make the humidity a little more bearable.
    Serena Solomon, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2017
  • This is another matte-finish, gel-like moisturizer that will make humid summer days somewhat more bearable.
    Vanities, 12 June 2017
  • Although sitting in economy-plus is bearable, a business-class seat (and especially a lie-flat seat) can make flying almost relaxing.
    Holly Johnson, Philly.com, 18 June 2017
  • On the whole, Colbert was in peak form Friday night, seeming to feed off of the negative energy of the day to turn it all into something funny and bearable.
    Emma Stefansky, The Hive, 21 Jan. 2017
  • But being able to see Ezekiel search for his pacifier, or watch his favorite mobile of bobbing fish, via NicView makes the situation bearable.
    Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 7 June 2017
  • Here are all the new places that helped make 2017 bearable for me.
    Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 20 Dec. 2017
  • This all gets a lot more bearable with a good pair of socks, though.
    Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2018
  • It’s made of a linen-rayon blend that keeps it breezy and bearable in the heat.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
  • But what if there was a way to make iPhone calls bearable?
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 Jan. 2022
  • But Sam Means of the Format has something to make the wait a bit more bearable.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2020
  • There are so many ways for you, even now, to make this hard world more bearable.
    Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 31 July 2017
  • Only one man would be bearable for the next four years.
    Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Warm days are much more bearable when they’re spent on the water.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021
  • There are a few things coming down the pike that could help make things a bit more bearable.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 23 June 2022
  • For drivers like Jim Ward, who own their cars, the drought is more bearable.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Sharing a few steins and sausages is sure to make the changing of the seasons more bearable.
    Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Try to establish ground rules to make the time more bearable.
    Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Getting through months of staying home was all the more bearable with a glass of glou glou.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Best time to visit: Spring, fall and winter - when the weather is bearable and the birds are out and about.
    Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • The sun had set, and, in darkness, the heat in the stadium was somewhat bearable.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Plus, huddling with a loved one can make the Antarctic cold a bit more bearable.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019
  • It’s just one tiny thing that makes the hot weather a little more bearable.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 21 Aug. 2020

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