irretrievable
adjective
ir·re·triev·able
ˌir-i-ˈtrē-və-bəl 
: not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
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Examples of irretrievable in a Sentence
The data was irretrievable after the computer crashed.
the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage
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Going into Comic-Con, Marvel really did need to reaffirm its swagger, to prove 2023 was a momentary ebb rather than the start of an irretrievable decline.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 July 2024
Until then, the damage to the New York business community and to the rule of law is irretrievable.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Given enough machinery and labor, roads were not irretrievable after all.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
Many families, including some of Peter’s relatives, found ways to channel their grief to salvage something from their irretrievable loss.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 July 2024
Until then, the damage to the New York business community and to the rule of law is irretrievable.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Given enough machinery and labor, roads were not irretrievable after all.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
Many families, including some of Peter’s relatives, found ways to channel their grief to salvage something from their irretrievable loss.
—Amy Qin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Irretrievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irretrievable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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irretrievable
adjective
ir·re·triev·able
ˌir-i-ˈtrē-və-bəl
: not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied
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