beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
Examples of beyond repair in a Sentence
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Buffalo traded Jack Eichel because the relationship had soured, likely beyond repair.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
The glossy, perfect world that we were presented in episode one was not only deconstructed as the series played out, but now it was shattered beyond repair, and we’re left sitting in the wreckage.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 May 2024
In fact, Erdogan’s image might be tarnished beyond repair once a more accurate account of the death toll emerges—many thousands may still be buried under the rubble—and the public’s grief turns into to anger.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2023
That’s a long way off, and whether relationships have been burned beyond repair remains to be seen.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Buildings there, some of which may be beyond repair, were built from 1920-40.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
Travis suffered the stroke in 2013, after which doctors gave him a 2% chance of surviving following the discovery that in addition to paralysis the brain attack caused damage to the area of his brain controlling speech and language that had left it nearly beyond repair.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 May 2024
The most common treatments are steroids, anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs, and, as a last resort, surgery to remove any bowel beyond repair.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Play Video Later footage showed the entire aircraft engulfed in a massive blaze, suggesting the plane is damaged beyond repair.
—Danny Lee, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
The glossy, perfect world that we were presented in episode one was not only deconstructed as the series played out, but now it was shattered beyond repair, and we’re left sitting in the wreckage.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 May 2024
In fact, Erdogan’s image might be tarnished beyond repair once a more accurate account of the death toll emerges—many thousands may still be buried under the rubble—and the public’s grief turns into to anger.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2023
That’s a long way off, and whether relationships have been burned beyond repair remains to be seen.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Buildings there, some of which may be beyond repair, were built from 1920-40.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
Travis suffered the stroke in 2013, after which doctors gave him a 2% chance of surviving following the discovery that in addition to paralysis the brain attack caused damage to the area of his brain controlling speech and language that had left it nearly beyond repair.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 May 2024
The most common treatments are steroids, anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs, and, as a last resort, surgery to remove any bowel beyond repair.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Play Video Later footage showed the entire aircraft engulfed in a massive blaze, suggesting the plane is damaged beyond repair.
—Danny Lee, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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