irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl 
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
Examples of irreplaceable in a Sentence
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Visit colleges early or take a road trip to see a relative or friend; the space and time a road trip gives a teen and parent is irreplaceable.
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Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
To avoid losing any irreplaceable pieces, your best bet is to leave them at home.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024
However, recognizing the unique value and irreplaceable roles of these foundational technologies is crucial.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Thank you to the magnificent, irreplaceable Chita Rivera.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
Yet, in our current legal system, Young Thug’s surrealistic music seems to be what landed him in an entirely real jail cell, where irreplaceable years of creativity will have been stripped away by the end of this ordeal, even if he’s acquitted.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
But Forbes’ gumption was irreplaceable in the first half.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024
My team + all of my collaborators are irreplaceable & priceless pieces of this puzzle.
—Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
In the Kremlin’s telling, Putin is the irreplaceable commander in chief, the strategist and diplomat who can carry the country on his shoulders, and the purveyor of order who will lead the country to victory.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
To avoid losing any irreplaceable pieces, your best bet is to leave them at home.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024
However, recognizing the unique value and irreplaceable roles of these foundational technologies is crucial.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Thank you to the magnificent, irreplaceable Chita Rivera.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
Yet, in our current legal system, Young Thug’s surrealistic music seems to be what landed him in an entirely real jail cell, where irreplaceable years of creativity will have been stripped away by the end of this ordeal, even if he’s acquitted.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
But Forbes’ gumption was irreplaceable in the first half.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024
My team + all of my collaborators are irreplaceable & priceless pieces of this puzzle.
—Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
In the Kremlin’s telling, Putin is the irreplaceable commander in chief, the strategist and diplomat who can carry the country on his shoulders, and the purveyor of order who will lead the country to victory.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
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irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl
: not replaceable
a museum full of irreplaceable works of art
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