Example Sentences

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She concludes that utilitarianism is irresolvably at odds with how our brains function, given that we evolved to care more deeply about people we know than about those whom we do not.

From Nature • May 27, 2019

The church of art and the church of God—and of Franklin’s mom—seem irresolvably opposed.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019

In B-school classrooms, however, the issues of money and purpose may be irresolvably muddied by the institution's bedrock function of providing an education pointed toward profit.

From Time Magazine Archive