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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Global economies have already weighed energy options beyond the Middle East, as the war in Iran has put irreversible pressure on the oil industry, according to Karen Young, a researcher at Columbia University.
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Deva Lee, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Simply sitting with the idea that death is compulsory and irreversible is too hard.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
The collapse of the AMOC has been deemed a climate tipping point after which there will be irreversible ecological damage.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
The profession will endure, but its core institutional design is undergoing an irreversible evolution.
—Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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Deva Lee, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Simply sitting with the idea that death is compulsory and irreversible is too hard.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
The collapse of the AMOC has been deemed a climate tipping point after which there will be irreversible ecological damage.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
The profession will endure, but its core institutional design is undergoing an irreversible evolution.
—Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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 Jun. 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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