beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
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Volodymyr Hutnyk, a local official, said 10 other nearby homes were damaged beyond repair.
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CNN Money, 5 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
The hurricane sadly destroyed the Flowering Bridge beyond repair, the town recently announced.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
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CNN Money, 5 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
The hurricane sadly destroyed the Flowering Bridge beyond repair, the town recently announced.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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