Examples of irreversible in a Sentence
He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
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Florida’s law has exceptions, including to save the life of a pregnant woman or prevent irreversible impairment of bodily functions.
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Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 25 July 2025
But cognitive decline, despite being the 7th leading cause of death globally, often goes unchecked until symptoms are pronounced and irreversible.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The vast majority of the world’s countries are experiencing a demographic revolution: dramatic, sustained, and likely irreversible population aging.
—Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
That is, after a decade in which Iran’s expanding power and influence seemed irreversible, they were in fact reversed by Israel -- with last-minute help from American B-2 bombers.
—Elliott Abrams, National Review, 24 July 2025
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Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 25 July 2025
But cognitive decline, despite being the 7th leading cause of death globally, often goes unchecked until symptoms are pronounced and irreversible.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The vast majority of the world’s countries are experiencing a demographic revolution: dramatic, sustained, and likely irreversible population aging.
—Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
That is, after a decade in which Iran’s expanding power and influence seemed irreversible, they were in fact reversed by Israel -- with last-minute help from American B-2 bombers.
—Elliott Abrams, National Review, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreversible
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
: impossible to reverse
an irreversible chemical reaction
irreversible damage
Medical Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: incapable of being reversed : not reversible
an irreversible medical procedure
: as
a
: impossible to make run or take place backward
irreversible chemical syntheses
b
of a colloid
: incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gel or vice versa
c
of a pathological process
: of such severity that recovery is impossible
irreversible brain damage
Legal Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·ver·si·ble
ˌir-rə-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: not reversible
an irreversible decision
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