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Examples of irreparable in a Sentence
The oil spill did irreparable harm to the bay.
The damage to their relationship was irreparable.
Recent Examples of irreparable from the Web
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Brandon Hubbard, one of the plaintiff attorneys, had argued that there would be irreparable harm.
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In February, a slip at Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge caused irreparable damage to the supports and span, closing the bridge and highway and effectively cutting off Big Sur village to the north from the businesses to the south.
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The Supreme Court ruled in its order that the government is likely to suffer irreparable harm if the travel ban is not imposed -- meaning the U.S. could be attacked by a national from one of the six countries, making a ban justifiable.
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McQueen sees his contemporaries retire, starts losing races to the likes of Armie Hammer’s slick Jackson Storm and crashes into almost irreparable pieces.
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When accusations of that magnitude are alleged, the impact is far reaching, irreparable and life changing.
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Instead, safe injection sites aim to minimize the number of people who die or cause themselves irreparable harm from drug use.
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Paris deal supporters, including Kerry, predicted Trump’s withdrawal would cause almost irreparable damage to America’s standing abroad and potentially its ability to negotiate future diplomatic agreements.
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Paris deal supporters, including Kerry, predicted Trump's withdrawal would cause almost irreparable damage to America's standing abroad and potentially its ability to negotiate future diplomatic agreements.
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Origin and Etymology of irreparable
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin irreparabilis, from in- + reparabilis reparable
IRREPARABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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: too bad to be corrected or repaired
IRREPARABLE Defined for Kids
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: impossible to get back or to make right A storm did irreparable damage to the beach.
irreparably
\-blē\ adverbLaw Dictionary
irreparable
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: impossible to repair, remedy, or undo
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