irreversible

Example Sentences

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They include having a "serious and incurable illness", making a "voluntary request that is not the result of external pressure" and being in an "advanced state of irreversible decline in capability".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

The accord was criticised by the EU which said it could cause "irreversible" damage to the dwindling North Atlantic mackerel population.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

As for the rest of 12, people are either dead, which is irreversible, or protected in 13.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins