unbearably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Vagner was tall, unbearably handsome and disarmingly charming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Ms. Reilly, whose Beth is unbearably snide, doesn’t really act but is still a presence, partly because she dresses like a roadhouse waitress rather than a cattle mogul.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Paying tribute, her First Wives Club co-star Bette Midler wrote on Instagram: "The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me."
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
They were unbearably heavy in the 100-degree heat.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
My dolls were becoming less interesting, and without air-conditioning our apartment got unbearably hot in the late afternoons.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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