irreconcilable

Example Sentences

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A schism in the House of Windsor looks irreconcilable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Those words appear to have been crossed out and replaced with "irreconcilable differences".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

His wife, Agnes, is central to this film, and the loss of their son haunts them both in irreconcilable ways until a miracle of an ending brings them together at the Globe theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The flag itself has been a symbol of starkly irreconcilable ideals.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

How can a writer reconcile these irreconcilable demands about where the words should go in a sentence?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker