beyond repair

idiom

: to such an extent that repair is not possible

The car was damaged beyond repair.

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While hurtful and untrue, his comments are unfortunately not an uncommon opinion of Baltimore City — many people believe the city is a mess beyond repair. —

Zoe Hiller, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025 These are specific to each armament, and if a gun is lost, broken beyond repair, or sold, so is everything strapped to it. —

Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 His legacy with the Heat is blown apart, beyond repair without at least unexpected contrition from him that his behavior has been stunningly unprofessional and a flat betrayal of the team paying him $48,798,677 this season. —

Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 At that point, the relationship between Carroll and Wilson was damaged beyond repair. —

Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for beyond repair

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