beyond reproach

Idioms

Blameless, faultless, as in Jean's conduct at school is beyond reproach. The phrase employs the verb to reproach in the sense of “censure or rebuke,” a usage dating from the early 1500s.

Example Sentences

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Allies of Mahmood also said that she considers the Supreme Court's judgement on the issue of trans rights to be "beyond reproach".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Few franchises' fans are pricklier about canon than Trekkers unless the contradictions or violations in question occur on a show deemed nearly beyond reproach — like "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2023

He has repeatedly denied this, and insisted that the process be transparent and beyond reproach.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

A spokesperson for Ms. Ocasio-Cortez told Forbes that the congresswoman’s ethics were beyond reproach.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2022

All of a sudden I found myself able to see him as the world saw him, as I myself had seen him when I first met him—cool, well-mannered, rich, absolutely beyond reproach.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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