beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
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The notion of reputational damage is alien to someone whose image was long ago tarnished beyond repair by grifting, lying, bullying, and double-dealing.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
That we are broken beyond repair.
—John W. Beacham, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Throw out athletic equipment that is damaged beyond repair and sell or donate the rest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
And suddenly, something in the Disney-verse clicked, and the merch that was once seen as kitschy beyond repair suddenly became… kind of awesome?
—Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
That we are broken beyond repair.
—John W. Beacham, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Throw out athletic equipment that is damaged beyond repair and sell or donate the rest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
And suddenly, something in the Disney-verse clicked, and the merch that was once seen as kitschy beyond repair suddenly became… kind of awesome?
—Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 31 Dec. 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 21 Jan. 2026.
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