irreparable

Example Sentences

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For Boutros, the loss was irreparable, and her four-year-old son was asking still when his father would come home.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It said there was an “urgent need” to put protective measures in place to prevent “serious and irreparable harm” to the market for general purpose AI assistants, pending Meta’s right of defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

“For these reasons, the proposed conservatee will suffer irreparable harm if her residence is not changed from a hospital to a rehab facility.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

“If anyone else tried it, he’d do irreparable harm, but look at us.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer