beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
Examples of beyond repair in a Sentence
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That’s a long way off, and whether relationships have been burned beyond repair remains to be seen.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Buildings there, some of which may be beyond repair, were built from 1920-40.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
Travis suffered the stroke in 2013, after which doctors gave him a 2% chance of surviving following the discovery that in addition to paralysis the brain attack caused damage to the area of his brain controlling speech and language that had left it nearly beyond repair.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 May 2024
The most common treatments are steroids, anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs, and, as a last resort, surgery to remove any bowel beyond repair.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Play Video Later footage showed the entire aircraft engulfed in a massive blaze, suggesting the plane is damaged beyond repair.
—Danny Lee, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
What she cannot get used to is how her friends have scattered, their workplaces gone, their homes beyond repair or rents now out of reach.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
The team’s inability to get anything at all going put way too much pressure on quarterback Baker Mayfield, which in turn stressed the Tampa Bay offense beyond repair.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
In Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers, families who think their homes are beyond repair or renovation will be shown a fresh perspective from the brothers.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Buildings there, some of which may be beyond repair, were built from 1920-40.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
Travis suffered the stroke in 2013, after which doctors gave him a 2% chance of surviving following the discovery that in addition to paralysis the brain attack caused damage to the area of his brain controlling speech and language that had left it nearly beyond repair.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 May 2024
The most common treatments are steroids, anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs, and, as a last resort, surgery to remove any bowel beyond repair.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Play Video Later footage showed the entire aircraft engulfed in a massive blaze, suggesting the plane is damaged beyond repair.
—Danny Lee, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
What she cannot get used to is how her friends have scattered, their workplaces gone, their homes beyond repair or rents now out of reach.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
The team’s inability to get anything at all going put way too much pressure on quarterback Baker Mayfield, which in turn stressed the Tampa Bay offense beyond repair.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
In Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers, families who think their homes are beyond repair or renovation will be shown a fresh perspective from the brothers.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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