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

The lanky South African closed with a textbook lob that sailed high over Nadal’s head and plopped well inside the baseline, utterly irretrievable.

From Washington Post

A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said in a statement on Friday that “in recent years, Taiwan has grossly interfered in Hong Kong’s affairs on repeated occasions and created irretrievable damage” to cross-strait relations.

From Reuters

“In recent years, Taiwan has grossly interfered in Hong Kong’s affairs on repeated occasions and created irretrievable damage to Hong Kong-Taiwan relations,” the statement said.

From Seattle Times

“It lies at the very heart of our country’s effort to identify those who would inflict upon the public irretrievable loss.”

From Seattle Times