beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
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Almost every building is damaged or destroyed beyond repair.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
One outcome has damage, possibly beyond repair.
—Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The current entrance on North Sixth Street is beyond repair.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
What hadn’t been charred was damaged beyond repair by the flooding.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
One outcome has damage, possibly beyond repair.
—Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The current entrance on North Sixth Street is beyond repair.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
What hadn’t been charred was damaged beyond repair by the flooding.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beyond repair
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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