irreplaceable

Example Sentences

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But it is copper, now an irreplaceable metal for the economy, that has become the object of global strategic contention.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He is irreplaceable, the drop-off after him alarming.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Helium plays an irreplaceable part in the manufacturing process for semiconductor chips and Qatar supplies a third of the global output.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

This may have been because he was a foreigner, or a calculating businessman, but Ms. Goldring makes the case that it was Holbein’s irreplaceable artistic prowess that kept him in the king’s good graces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But here, some of those things were irreplaceable.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler