How to Use irrevocable in a Sentence

irrevocable

adjective
  • She has made an irrevocable decision.
  • But even when a trust is irrevocable, there are still ways to change its terms.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
  • The election is irrevocable for the year in which it is made.
    — Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • Many of the terms that are customary in an irrevocable trust are still used in a silent trust.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Meta funds it via an irrevocable trust, but does not have any say in its decisions.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Drawing too much from one side of the ledger results in irrevocable debt.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
  • As its name implies, an irrevocable trust cannot be changed or amended.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
  • In this case, the trust will become irrevocable when the second spouse dies.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • That’s what his attempt to upend the irrevocable trust is about.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • In the past, part of a living trust often became irrevocable when one spouse died.
    — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2019
  • In the past, part of a living trust often became irrevocable when one spouse died.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Eleven lots in the auction were offered with irrevocable bids.
    — Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Don’t sign on the dotted line or make an irrevocable decision this week.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 June 2021
  • Maybe green skin does paint you marginal in a deeper, more irrevocable way.
    — EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
  • And each change makes more clear how irrevocable this change is and adds to the impetus for everybody else to move.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Why continue to hold the low-basis stock and not put it into an irrevocable trust?
    — Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Reiner likely can’t draw from his parents’ irrevocable trust, if there is one.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • He was told to fashion order from chaos, and this was his ultimate, his irrevocable proof.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2021
  • The idea is that sudden and potentially irrevocable change can be a good thing, too.
    — Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An irrevocable trust can’t be changed or revoked for the most part, though limited changes might be allowed.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Key events like audits, billing and irrevocable actions should retain their state.
    — Ajay Pandey, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Wait until the second half of the week to make irrevocable decisions or changes.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Chernoff said putting a player on irrevocable waivers so late in the season was an unusual move.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The annuity also is irrevocable, or cannot be changed, canceled, or cashed out.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
  • These are ideas involving irrevocable choices, changes and that funny way that life has of making even great gains come with a loss.
    — Mick Lasalle, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • The effective date is the date the trust becomes irrevocable.
    — Dallas News, 4 July 2021
  • The other thing to keep in mind is that a license, by its nature, can be revoked (though there are irrevocable licenses).
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • That is the case for both your 401(k) and your irrevocable trust, but for different reasons.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The Guardians now have seven days to trade or place Bradley and Allen on irrevocable outright waivers.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 May 2022
  • Instant payments compress all of that to seconds, and once an instant payment is sent, funds are irrevocable.
    — Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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