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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More people own crypto, and because crypto transactions are irreversible, individuals and exchanges are increasingly becoming targets.
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
These examples demonstrate that cyclicality and irreversible linearity are not, as so frequently asserted, the dominant time perceptions of traditional and modern societies respectively.
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Since 1991, the CDC has recommended universally vaccinating all infants against hepatitis B, a virus that can cause irreversible liver damage, at birth.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
The disease is preventable but irreversible and progressive, officials said.
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
These examples demonstrate that cyclicality and irreversible linearity are not, as so frequently asserted, the dominant time perceptions of traditional and modern societies respectively.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Since 1991, the CDC has recommended universally vaccinating all infants against hepatitis B, a virus that can cause irreversible liver damage, at birth.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
The disease is preventable but irreversible and progressive, officials said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 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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