irrecoverable

Example Sentences

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Nostalgia is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition,” but experts say its benefits run much deeper.

From Washington Post

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll adds even more weight to Luttig's warnings about American democracy as it teeters on the precipice of irrecoverable disaster.

From Salon

Cho cited Han as saying that the disruption of cargo transport could pose “a big irrecoverable blow” to South Korea’s economy, which already faces other difficulties.

From Seattle Times

Washington's veneer of democracy and supposed respect for human rights and civil liberties is so badly tarnished as to be irrecoverable.

From Salon

They added that as a result, some costs were irrecoverable.

From BBC