IRRETRIEVABLE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for IRRETRIEVABLE, such as:
1. I agree things look difficult, but the situation is far from irretrievable.
2. Such a marriage would irretrievably blight my son's career, and ruin his prospects.
3. It never recovered from the blow, and much of my capital was irretrievably swallowed up.
2. Such a marriage would irretrievably blight my son's career, and ruin his prospects.
3. It never recovered from the blow, and much of my capital was irretrievably swallowed up.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of IRRETRIEVABLE
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irretrievable
a. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
Classic Sentence:
1 But I did not believe my errors to be irretrievable, and after much consideration I resolved to return to the cottage, seek the old man, and by my representations win him to my party.
2 It was the first scene of open anger between the couple in their sad seven years together, and Ethan felt as if he had lost an irretrievable advantage in descending to the level of recrimination.
3 Such a marriage would irretrievably blight my son's career, and ruin his prospects.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY
4 Instantly came the reflection that Percy Gryce was not irretrievably lost; and she smiled to think of the excitement of recapturing him from Evie Van Osburgh.
5 It never recovered from the blow, and much of my capital was irretrievably swallowed up.
Example Sentence:
1 The left fielder tried to retrieve the ball, but it flew over the fence, bounced off a wall, and fell into the sewer: it was irretrievable.
2 I agree things look difficult, but the situation is far from irretrievable.