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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What first appeared to be a common job-interview phishing campaign ultimately revealed a hack so widespread and easy to replicate that investigators fear irreversible damage.
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Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Reports from reputable geotechnical and structural engineers, as well as a plaster preservation expert, all state that the Merchant’s House would suffer irreversible damage.
—Roberta Brandes Gratz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness, but about half of the people who develop it are unaware until the disease is more advanced, and the damage irreversible.
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Do not use nasal zinc products, as these can cause irreversible loss of smell.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Reports from reputable geotechnical and structural engineers, as well as a plaster preservation expert, all state that the Merchant’s House would suffer irreversible damage.
—Roberta Brandes Gratz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness, but about half of the people who develop it are unaware until the disease is more advanced, and the damage irreversible.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
Do not use nasal zinc products, as these can cause irreversible loss of smell.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 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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