irretrievable

Example Sentences

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The movie's Philippa feels a kinship with Richard III, whose remains were long presumed to be scattered and irretrievable.

From Salon

Richardson wonders if he was describing the sense of the irretrievable transience of life that had overcome him at his wife’s death and that this glimpse into the grave had confirmed.

From Washington Post

They have suffered irretrievable losses: a loved one, a place to call home, and for some, any hope for the future.

From Seattle Times

Straddling between ridges in southeast Turkey, the Ilisu Dam is — for Iraqis — a stark reminder of an irretrievable past.

From Seattle Times

Boseman's death represents something irretrievable, reminding us that we can only learn to live with loss, as Shuri ultimately must do.

From Salon