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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As the deception consumes her, Alejandra crosses an irreversible line.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
My work has focused on identifying systemic risk before failure becomes irreversible—whether in infrastructure, public safety, health, or education.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
According to the authors, the findings explain why many intimate symbiotic relationships are irreversible.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Until now, identifying what liquid surrounds a specimen required opening the jar, risking evaporation, contamination, and irreversible damage.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
My work has focused on identifying systemic risk before failure becomes irreversible—whether in infrastructure, public safety, health, or education.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
According to the authors, the findings explain why many intimate symbiotic relationships are irreversible.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Until now, identifying what liquid surrounds a specimen required opening the jar, risking evaporation, contamination, and irreversible damage.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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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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