How to Use bearable in a Sentence

bearable

adjective
  • He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable.
  • Or at the very least, bearable.
    — Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But the tough times seem more bearable now, at the high point.
    — Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2017
  • This all gets a lot more bearable with a good pair of socks, though.
    — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2018
  • There are so many ways for you, even now, to make this hard world more bearable.
    — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 31 July 2017
  • This could make the group friendship and text chain more bearable.
    — Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Warm days are much more bearable when they’re spent on the water.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021
  • Proof that the small things, the grind, the heat, the first sip, make the big things bearable.
    — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
  • It’s made of a linen-rayon blend that keeps it breezy and bearable in the heat.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
  • Long flights or road trips are much more bearable in clothes that fit well and don’t pinch or scratch.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Feel free to add this to your workout playlist to make those last few abs reps bearable.
    — Alex Rees, Cosmopolitan, 29 Aug. 2016
  • There are a few things coming down the pike that could help make things a bit more bearable.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 23 June 2022
  • Try to establish ground rules to make the time more bearable.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Luckily, there are some easy ways to make a long flight more bearable.
    — Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
  • Here are five ways to make that long-haul flight in economy more bearable.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The island was greener and the heat more bearable.
    — Gianluca Longo, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Few pieces make summer nights feel more bearable than a lightweight dress.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Here are all the new places that helped make 2017 bearable for me.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 20 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • Watch the full video below as a means of making this work day slightly more bearable.
    — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 23 June 2016
  • Some of Chloe’s best friends helped make Christmas bearable.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Sharing a few steins and sausages is sure to make the changing of the seasons more bearable.
    — Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 18 Sep. 2017
  • For some on skid row, the storm was a bearable inconvenience.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Returning home to his boys made his hard days at work more bearable, Owens said.
    — Tenzin Shakya, ABC News, 7 May 2021
  • There's a nice breeze blowing in that makes the stadium feel much more bearable.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The only thing that makes winter bearable is the fashion.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • For drivers like Jim Ward, who own their cars, the drought is more bearable.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Her husband and son died years ago, and there had been a time when the isolation had felt bearable.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2022
  • 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
  • But as with many a high-maintenance friend, Toad’s charms make his foibles bearable.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2021

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