irreversible

Example Sentences

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The International Committee of the Red Cross demanded a halt to the "war on essential infrastructure" in the Middle East, warning of potential "irreversible consequences" including harm to nuclear facilities.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

In Ukraine, that movement felt faster, heavier, irreversible.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

By that point, significant and irreversible damage may already have occurred.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Monaldi Hospital, where he was being treated, said he had suffered a "sudden and irreversible worsening of his clinical condition".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Discoveries are moments in an historical process that is intended to be irreversible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton