irresistible
adjective
ir·re·sist·ible
ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly irresistable
: impossible to resist
an irresistible attraction
Examples of irresistible in a Sentence
The force of the waves was irresistible.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Conversely, plants to avoid include those that are irresistible to iguanas, such as greens, squashes, melons, roses, pink pentas, and hibiscus, the university says.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Unsurprisingly, a good number of them are crime or horror films, where the wordplay on time and death evidently proved irresistible to the writers.
—David Crystal
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Walmart $399 Apple All the changes to last year's Watch Series 10 (issued in advance of the Apple Watch's 10th anniversary) were designed mainly to make the Apple Watch irresistible once more.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Conversely, plants to avoid include those that are irresistible to iguanas, such as greens, squashes, melons, roses, pink pentas, and hibiscus, the university says.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Unsurprisingly, a good number of them are crime or horror films, where the wordplay on time and death evidently proved irresistible to the writers.
—David Crystal
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irresistible
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“Irresistible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irresistible. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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irresistible
adjective
ir·re·sist·ible
ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl
: impossible to resist
an irresistible attraction
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