unbearable
Example Sentences
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Gnawing, almost unbearable heartbreak acts as the catalyst for a layered analysis of the ways humans — or, in the case of “The Sheep Detectives,” humans and their woolly friends — ache to forget.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Millions of people live with chronic nerve pain that can make even the lightest touch feel intense and unbearable.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
A father has described feeling "unbearable grief" after his three "beloved" daughters died in the sea off Brighton beach.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I deserve justice, which is why I stand up and face unbearable public scrutiny in the name of a greater good — a world where predators are not in power.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Coming and coming especially in the dusk when it rained, getting honeysuckle all mixed up in it as though it were not enough without that, not unbearable enough.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing unbearable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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The Cay
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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