irretrievable
Example Sentences
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It was an aspect of my identity as a third-generation Filipina that was also irretrievable to me that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The organisation's trustees decided Dr Begum's position was "untenable" because of an "irretrievable breakdown in its trust and confidence" in her ability to do the job.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
You are trying, in this book, to express the level of absolute, possibly irretrievable loss.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
"We have detailed strenuously for years that neither regulators nor industry can ensure against the permanent and irretrievable damage to Grand Canyon's aquifers and springs," McKinnon added.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
As he shepherds us inside, I think she’s expending whatever energy she has toward an idea of John Kwang in irretrievable fall.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing irretrievable
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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