How to Use irrevocable in a Sentence

irrevocable

adjective
  • She has made an irrevocable decision.
  • The election is irrevocable for the year in which it is made.
    — Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • For many of the key players of IF in the '80s and '90s, this was a golden age of irrevocable impact.
    — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
  • But even when a trust is irrevocable, there are still ways to change its terms.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
  • Many of the terms that are customary in an irrevocable trust are still used in a silent trust.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
  • In this case, the trust will become irrevocable when the second spouse dies.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The Guardians now have seven days to trade or place Bradley and Allen on irrevocable outright waivers.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 May 2022
  • The players will not be paid, and the notice is irrevocable.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Drawing too much from one side of the ledger results in irrevocable debt.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
  • And each change makes more clear how irrevocable this change is and adds to the impetus for everybody else to move.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Last week marked an irrevocable turning point for the U.S. Supreme Court — and our nation.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • In the past, part of a living trust often became irrevocable when one spouse died.
    — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2019
  • In the past, part of a living trust often became irrevocable when one spouse died.
    — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2019
  • In the past, part of a living trust often became irrevocable when one spouse died.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • That is the case for both your 401(k) and your irrevocable trust, but for different reasons.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • That’s what his attempt to upend the irrevocable trust is about.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Meta funds it via an irrevocable trust, but does not have any say in its decisions.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The effective date is the date the trust becomes irrevocable.
    — Dallas News, 4 July 2021
  • Wait until the second half of the week to make irrevocable decisions or changes.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The former works as a commission fee, where the auction house pays the White Glove in return for placing an irrevocable bid.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2024
  • But Jordahl said the 30-foot bollards being erected by DHS will have an irrevocable effect on the land and wildlife.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2020
  • In a sign that the Queen’s decision is irrevocable, the palace revealed that her beloved corgis had already been flown to Toronto.
    — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 23 July 2019
  • Often, the new trust will be irrevocable, meaning the child cannot change it, or it can only be amended with the consent of a third party, such as the child’s parent.
    — Christine Fletcher, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Just three days before the attack, Weiss agreed to make Pamela the policy's irrevocable trustee.
    — CBS News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Moving a team out of a World Cup host city could set Canadian soccer back in an irrevocable way.
    — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Eleven lots in the auction were offered with irrevocable bids.
    — Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2021
  • There was the irrevocable sound of the organ starting up inside, the scuffling noise of the congregation rising to its feet.
    — Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
  • An irrevocable trust can’t be changed or revoked for the most part, though limited changes might be allowed.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • These are ideas involving irrevocable choices, changes and that funny way that life has of making even great gains come with a loss.
    — Mick Lasalle, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • Just as with paper ballots, which are irrevocable once sent to the Inspector Of Elections, electronic votes are also irrevocable.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2025

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