beyond repair

phrase

: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.

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The Hugo Chavez and Maduro regimes allowed the country’s oil infrastructure to deteriorate beyond repair. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Well-loved and used items that are broken, damaged beyond repair, unsafe, or heavily stained or soiled should be thrown out. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 After just months into its mission, NASA engineers determined the spacecraft’s condition had deteriorated beyond repair. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026 Vaile Mansion publicity representative Pam Fulmer said at the time that the manse was likely to deteriorate beyond repair without municipal dollars and attention. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 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 2 Sep. 2026.

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