bearable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- bearableness noun
- bearably adverb
Etymology
Origin of bearable
Example Sentences
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Like many she has invested in power banks to make life more bearable:
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It took time to trust the technology, but once I did, driving became bearable.
Mainly the trip to this trompe l’oeil house of mystery feels like a detour, though Mr. Freeman’s presence makes it bearable.
Sarkozy also paid tribute to prison staff who had made his time in prison "bearable".
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"Most of the sorties I flew were around 30 minutes long, so the discomfort was bearable. In the end, however, it was all part of the game and still enjoyable," he told me.
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