irreparable

Example Sentences

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The project - which started four years ago - had triggered protests from locals and environmentalists, who argued that the construction work was causing irreparable damage to the Unesco World Heritage Site.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"For months, the government insisted there was no irreparable harm because businesses could always be made whole through refunds," the Liberty Justice Center said in a statement last week.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The injunction came ahead of an Israeli deadline for 37 well-known organisations to stop work, something the groups warn will remove a lifeline for vulnerable people and cause "irreparable harm".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I replayed the moment on a loop, convinced I’d committed irreparable reputational damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

We were splashing around, shivering and laughing, and Gran ran to the shore waving her mighty arms, warning us we were doing irreparable harm to our gallbladders.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin