beyond comprehension

idiom

: impossible to imagine
The war caused suffering beyond comprehension.

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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025 The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Yet another moment was still more poignant, and, for many, beyond comprehension. David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025 To think that his life was cut short by a brutal, heinous, evil act is beyond comprehension. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beyond comprehension

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“Beyond comprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20comprehension. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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