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Examples of unbearable in a Sentence
We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
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Even for those not involved in combat, daily life has become unbearable, the UNDP said in its report.
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Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
At heart, Washington’s strategy was a bet that if nuclear war broke out, the conflict would impose massive, unbearable costs on both sides.
—Jon B. Alterman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024
But the nightmares and the all but unbearable distress continued.
—Ayelet Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
For Maher Taj, a mother of seven, the past few weeks have been unbearable.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Cecilia Zepeda, 60, said the heat can be unbearable even into the night.
—Edwin Flores, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Back home, the repercussions of their decisions are just as severe, with open borders, rising crime rates, an increase in homelessness, global de-dollarization and an unbearable cost of living.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
His spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said that marked his 27th time in such an inhumane space, usually a roughly 7-feet-by-10-feet concrete cell with unbearable conditions — cold, damp and poorly ventilated.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Unfortunately, the unbearable weight of the mental load—which is the precursor to the physical load in that one must anticipate the task needs doing—is often ignored in relationships.
—Hannah Van Sickle, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
At heart, Washington’s strategy was a bet that if nuclear war broke out, the conflict would impose massive, unbearable costs on both sides.
—Jon B. Alterman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024
But the nightmares and the all but unbearable distress continued.
—Ayelet Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
For Maher Taj, a mother of seven, the past few weeks have been unbearable.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Cecilia Zepeda, 60, said the heat can be unbearable even into the night.
—Edwin Flores, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Back home, the repercussions of their decisions are just as severe, with open borders, rising crime rates, an increase in homelessness, global de-dollarization and an unbearable cost of living.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
His spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said that marked his 27th time in such an inhumane space, usually a roughly 7-feet-by-10-feet concrete cell with unbearable conditions — cold, damp and poorly ventilated.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Unfortunately, the unbearable weight of the mental load—which is the precursor to the physical load in that one must anticipate the task needs doing—is often ignored in relationships.
—Hannah Van Sickle, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
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unbearable
adjective
un·bear·able
ˌən-ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈən-,
-ˈber-
: greater than can be borne
unbearable pain
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