beyond comprehension

idiom

: impossible to imagine
The war caused suffering beyond comprehension.

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Fleetwood Mac are a musical phenomenon, their alchemy almost beyond comprehension. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024 How any team could have traded Maddox is beyond comprehension. Brad Lefton, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 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 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 See all Example Sentences for beyond comprehension 

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“Beyond comprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20comprehension. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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