bearably

Example Sentences

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When it comes to taking one’s chances with a stranger, we may be better off keeping our expectations reasonably pragmatic, if not bearably low, instead of plunging into the wilderness with our hearts exposed.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

It was not, as they say, unbearably sad; on the contrary, it was bearably sad—a tranquil, contemplative, lapping kind of sorrow.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017

Mr. Kelley was likably loose, and Ne-Yo, the musician, using a country accent, was bearably stiff.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2015

She would get up around dawn, when the desert was just bearably cool.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2011

After this the former cowherd became only bearably bright, and being recognized as the heir to the kingdom went to live with his wife in the Rājā palace.

From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry