beyond hope

phrase

: without hope : hopeless
His condition is beyond hope.

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As the Rangers enter 2026, there is something beyond hope to suggest that this offense won’t be nearly as wasteful as recent versions. Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026 Hoping beyond hope for a new and different kind of wonder. Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 Democracy ends when people start viewing each other as beyond hope. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 But that optimism has largely vanished and little else has emerged as a backstop in Washington beyond hope that states’ attorneys general and legislatures can stand in the breach. Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 Without it, there was little to do beyond hope the Jersey Pride’s captain would announce that the other deckhands successfully revived their co-worker. C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024 Earth’s atmosphere was much more sensitive to greenhouse gases than decades of previous models had predicted, and future temperatures could be much higher than feared—perhaps even beyond hope of practical remedy. Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022 The British had lent vast sums to their allies (their Russian debts were beyond hope of recovery), had borrowed heavily from the Americans, and wanted recompense. Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2019

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“Beyond hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20hope. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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