Examples of fireproof in a Sentence
Adjective
remember to store valuable papers in a fireproof box
Verb
The building was not fireproofed.
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PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s designed for firefighters who must wear thick fireproof gloves and would not be able to throw a Shatterball with any precision, Johnson said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
The what happened: Crews make progress against blazes amid ‘particularly dangerous’ red flag warning
The L.A. Times special: Want to fireproof your home?
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Consider printing it off and storing it in a fireproof lockbox or protecting it using encryption.
—PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s designed for firefighters who must wear thick fireproof gloves and would not be able to throw a Shatterball with any precision, Johnson said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
Because of their supply of unfree labor to fight fires, Southern leaders felt little need to fireproof their cities, or adopt the innovations in firefighting made possible by new technologies.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
The what happened: Crews make progress against blazes amid ‘particularly dangerous’ red flag warning
The L.A. Times special: Want to fireproof your home?
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Fireproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireproof. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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fireproof
1 of 2 adjective
fire·proof
-ˈprüf 
: not easily burned : made safe against fire
fireproof
2 of 2 verb
: to make fireproof
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