beyond repair
idiom
: to such an extent that repair is not possible
The car was damaged beyond repair.
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The crash was the result of a passenger vehicle sideswiping a tractor-trailer and a tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel, leading to a massive fire that left the overpass with structural damages that were beyond repair, Lamont said at Friday’s news briefing.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
Rather than attempt to rebuild an order whose foundations have eroded beyond repair, a better approach would be to encourage the moves countries took on their own to de-escalate regional tension in the absence of American leadership.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2022
Following the 2021 storm, 90% of homes in the area needed a roof replacement and many houses were damaged beyond repair, Webre said.
—Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
He had been raised among the shards of a lineage fractured beyond repair.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
Rather than attempt to rebuild an order whose foundations have eroded beyond repair, a better approach would be to encourage the moves countries took on their own to de-escalate regional tension in the absence of American leadership.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2022
Following the 2021 storm, 90% of homes in the area needed a roof replacement and many houses were damaged beyond repair, Webre said.
—Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
He had been raised among the shards of a lineage fractured beyond repair.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Beyond repair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20repair. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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