How to Use irreversible in a Sentence

irreversible

adjective
  • The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
  • He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
  • Yet the trends at home are not irreversible.
    — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Be warned that doing this will break a lot of things and is irreversible.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Do not use nasal zinc products, as these can cause irreversible loss of smell.
    — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This shift has already been set in motion and its changes are irreversible.
    — Nicole Silver, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • And of course, did paying for it put you into irreversible debt?
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • The good news is, not all damage caused by poor childhood habits is irreversible.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This time, an irreversible silence fell around the city of Naples.
    — SI.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • This, in turn, leads to damage that can be irreversible in some cases.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The damage that these vapes do to people's lungs is irreversible.
    — Corey Williams, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The damage that these vapes do to people’s lungs is irreversible.
    — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The downpour pulls her back from crossing an irreversible line.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The child has irreversible brain damage.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Coral reefs are dying at such a clip that scientists warn of irreversible loss.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
  • Many of the factors that lead to worsening floods in cities are irreversible.
    — Camille Squires, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022
  • What happened next would launch the country onto an irreversible course to war.
    — David W. Blight Max-O-Matic, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Serlie agrees that for some people, the damage to cells may be irreversible.
    — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, 23 May 2018
  • His antics and statements have done a good deal of irreversible damage.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
  • As of now, this sort of damage is irreversible, something Payne knows all too well.
    — Travis M. Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • These are big, rapid shifts that occur in response to small changes, and may be irreversible, at least in the short term.
    — The Economist, 21 Sep. 2019
  • At this point, the heat has done irreversible damage that can leave the victim disabled for years to come.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
  • Your plant’s foliage would appear to have irreversible damage, but the plant should be fine.
    — oregonlive, 3 July 2021
  • His irreversible loss of hope plays as a counterpoint to Martha’s.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
  • There must be an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
  • Keep in mind that Zelle transfers are instant and irreversible.
    — Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • The damage caused is irreversible.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But by then, irreversible damage had been done to residents — and staff.
    — Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Some of those decisions may be irreversible.
    — Parvathy Prem, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
  • Pardons, on the other hand, are irreversible.
    — Ben Adler, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025

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