irretrievable
Example Sentences
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However, she was unable to build any real momentum during her opening round and some solid putting for pars and bogeys prevented irretrievable damage to her tournament chances.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025
The version of the internet I loved, the one where we could talk about sandwiches, is irretrievable.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025
Under his now-defunct bill, at least one of the parties seeking a divorce on "irretrievable breakdown" grounds would have to present a witness who could testify to affirm the breakdown.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025
Posner toys with plot points and character names, but the basic storyline is the same and the essential Chekhovian angst over squandered potential and irretrievable loss is preserved.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
As he shepherds us inside, I think she’s expending whatever energy she has toward an idea of John Kwang in irretrievable fall.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
