How to Use beyond comprehension in a Sentence

beyond comprehension

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  • From there, the effort both teams gave to keep the ball off the floor was beyond comprehension.
    — Jacob Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2021
  • To think that his life was cut short by a brutal, heinous, evil act is beyond comprehension.
    — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But both men showed courage beyond comprehension that day, saving lives and perhaps even souls.
    — NBC News, 11 Sep. 2021
  • But the thought of letting this poor kitten fend for itself was beyond comprehension.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Eighth stands out for its utter excess of love, the force beyond comprehension.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • This simple sport that requires hard work and many miles is rewarding in a way that’s beyond comprehension.
    — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 17 July 2025
  • Yet another moment was still more poignant, and, for many, beyond comprehension.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • How any team could have traded Maddox is beyond comprehension.
    — Brad Lefton, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The lack of impulse control to photoshop your picture as a coxswain for crew is beyond comprehension.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Each day with Leah gets better and better; that feeling grows beyond comprehension.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 June 2025
  • The subway’s crowded again and the service changes beyond comprehension.
    — Matthew Pillsbur, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021
  • As is written here with some frequency, the mere notion of measuring the street one lives on is beyond comprehension.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • And the impact of raising global living standards to that of advanced economies is beyond comprehension.
    — Star Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021
  • What was going on off the stage was just beyond comprehension — stretchers and dead bodies and people throwing up and people having bad trips.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The gravity of a neutron star is nearly beyond comprehension.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2011
  • The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions and beyond comprehension.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The contrast between Musk and those struggling in old South African mines is beyond comprehension.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Eyes stretched wide, jaws in freefall, hands glued to skulls as if all had starred into the eyes of Medusa at the exact nanosecond something beyond comprehension occurred.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • For most people, the thought of encountering a serial killer is beyond comprehension.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • If the idea is to express something otherworldly or beyond comprehension—say, a ghost—what better style to use than Gothic?
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The timing was beyond comprehension.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Why this happens in a place that is sacred to modern Native American tribes is beyond comprehension.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2022
  • Going from the last player picked in the draft to MVP in 2 seasons is almost beyond comprehension.
    — Leonard Armato, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • These are books that, to me, suggest mysteries beyond comprehension, and distant, unapproachable majesty.
    — Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
  • This kind of violence against family members, especially in the presence of a child, is beyond comprehension.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 July 2025
  • Causes for Despair The human suffering that the people of Gaza have endured in the past three weeks is beyond comprehension.
    — The New York Review of Books, 29 Oct. 2023
  • But the idea of suicide bombers using commercial aircraft as weapons was beyond comprehension — as Ray Bradbury said at the time, no fiction writer would dare.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sudan alone is beyond comprehension, with a civil war that has left 150,000 dead and 2 million people facing famine.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Landmarks were distorted, directions were tangled, and satellite photos were warped beyond comprehension.
    — PCMAG, 4 May 2022

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