Bjorn Borg

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.

Swedish Athlete

Use 'irretrievable' when an action cannot be undone, often leading to serious consequences.

Non-reversible Actions

'Irretrievable' often implies a sense of final loss, something that cannot come back.

Finality and Loss

'Irretrievable' can convey strong emotions, often of regret or sorrow, about the lost item or opportunity.

Strong Emotion

In legal contexts, 'irretrievable' signifies a situation that law cannot change or restore.

Legal Finality

'Irretrievable breakdown' is a specific legal ground for divorce, meaning the marriage cannot be saved.

Marital Context

The term 'irretrievable' is formal and thus used in grave or serious situations, especially in legal terms.

Solemn and Formal

 It would be a meditation on the unprecedented speed of change of the postindustrial city, its winners and losers. And it would embody a sense of nostalgia we feel for an irretrievable past and apprehension about an alienating future.