as in unbearable
more than can be put up with
people used to travel along this stretch of the highway by night so as to avoid the unendurable heat of the day
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Recent Examples of unendurable
And yet, these statements fail to convey any indication that the administration understands this wave of violence will not stop until the costs of Iran’s campaign of aggression become unendurable.
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The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2024
Hélène finds the awkward response of her social circle unendurable; people mean well, but are terrified of saying the wrong thing.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
How to endure the unendurable?
—Eric Weiner, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2020
Even so, the suspense will be almost unendurable.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
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The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2024
Hélène finds the awkward response of her social circle unendurable; people mean well, but are terrified of saying the wrong thing.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
How to endure the unendurable?
—Eric Weiner, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2020
Even so, the suspense will be almost unendurable.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
See all Example Sentences for unendurable
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“Unendurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unendurable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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