How to Use irreparable in a Sentence

irreparable

adjective
Definition of irreparablenext
Synonyms for irreparablenext
  • Nothing was hurt, and nothing was destroyed or irreparable.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Judge Immergut ruled in both cases that the plaintiffs could not show irreparable harm when grant money had been set aside for them.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2020
  • That kind of interruption could do irreparable harm to one of this campus’s greatest traditions.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2021
  • But the biologists say losing any of their tiny island — or having the bridge and its vehicle pollution move closer — would cause irreparable harm.
    — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Attorneys for the two northern Minnesota tribes argued that allowing construction to continue would cause irreparable harm should the court rule in their favor.
    — Mohamed Ibrahim, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • And the thousands of migrants and refugees who have faced irreparable harm, trauma, and death over the past four years as a result of those same policies don’t have the luxury of simply erasing these abuses from memory and moving on.
    — Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The problem is that the lights only go on after intense public scrutiny and pressure, after irreparable damage has been done in workplaces, and after Black people are murdered.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • There has to be a lot of concern over irreparable harms.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Sure, there will be those who say the owners and players did the game irreparable harm.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2022
  • All rides except the train were deemed unsafe and irreparable by the city and were removed.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The social damage amongst the EU for the British who loved being part of the wider union is almost irreparable.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
  • If so, this could be a sign of a larger problem that may be irreparable.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The concrete matter of the play is the irreparable harm Emma does to anyone who trusts her.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Citing a threat of immediate and irreparable harm, the group asked the judge to stop the 20-day project while the lawsuit moves ahead.
    — Russ Bynum, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
  • His loss, the father said, has left an irreparable void in the family.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Depp has denied all claims of abuse and said the op-ed caused irreparable damage to his career.
    — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
  • By then, the lack of oxygen to his brain had caused irreparable damage, his brother said.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • How about the irreparable harm to other clean athletes?
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Some believe the damage to the Globes as a brand, however, could prove irreparable.
    — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2021
  • But this does irreparable harm to the Olympics, to sports in general, and the anti-doping movement.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Of course, some mothers do cause irreparable harm to their children.
    — Barbara Graham, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The providers said their patients are suffering irreparable harm while the law is in effect.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Even if Majors is cleared of the charges, the damage to his career may be irreparable, experts say, in part because of his race.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • After Wilbur's final flight, the plane caught a gust of wind, rolled over and suffered irreparable damage.
    — Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • In them, both women lamented that Mr. Trump had caused irreparable harm to his own staff as the violence played out.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Things take a turn for the worse where irreparable damage to their systems only gives them life support on the ship for three people.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Children play in a hot toxic vapor that's doing irreparable harm to both their lungs and the planet.
    — James Longman, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2021
  • This may cause irreparable harm to your relationship, the project team and the company.
    — Ron N Hurst, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Yet, if the efforts are insufficient, the U.S. risks — as General Clay feared in 1948 — irreparable damage to its global reputation.
    — Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
  • Without solid evidence to support the government’s claims that TikTok is a threat to national security, a court could find that a ban would go too far and could cause the company irreparable damage.
    — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 7 May 2024

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