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. 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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