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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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thehustle.co, 15 Mar. 2024
His first job was building fireproof safes on the night shift.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
In the latest development, the state is trying to thread the needle by requiring insurers to offer a discount when residents fireproof their homes.
—Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
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Adjective
Its defining characteristic — its steel bones and exterior — meant the houses were sturdier, not to mention fireproof, waterproof, and even vermin-proof.
—thehustle.co, 15 Mar. 2024
His first job was building fireproof safes on the night shift.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
Verb
Like Mayer, Hoehne reacted not by scheming to burn it all down—in her view, the Trumpists and petroleum companies were taking care of that—but by trying to fireproof the system.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
In the latest development, the state is trying to thread the needle by requiring insurers to offer a discount when residents fireproof their homes.
—Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
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“Fireproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireproof. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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