How to Use bulletproof in a Sentence

bulletproof

adjective
  • The car has bulletproof windows.
  • The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.
  • Even in his shiny new bulletproof car, Mr Putin faces a bumpy ride.
    The Economist, 10 May 2018
  • They had been shot in the back, through their bulletproof vests, Marshall wrote.
    Martin Savidge, CNN, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The vestibules will be equipped with bulletproof glass and two sets of doors that require a buzzer entry.
    Melanie Burney, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The vestibules would be equipped with bulletproof glass and two sets of doors that require a buzzer entry.
    Robert Moran, Philly.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • One sailor was shot by Alsahli but was saved by her bulletproof vest.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 22 May 2020
  • And The Clerk of Court's office would be constructed near the new entrance and have bulletproof glass.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The material is on par with Kevlar, and it could be used for bulletproof vests.
    Angela Chen, The Verge, 4 May 2018
  • Mattingly got himself out of the line of fire, and described how the lieutenant grabbed him by the bulletproof vest and pulled him away.
    Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 23 May 2020
  • There were no bag checks at the venue, and no bulletproof shield was provided for Kishida.
    Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The teen has noticed the thick bulletproof windows in the cafeteria.
    Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 20 May 2018
  • The crowd, some of whom were dressed for street fighting, in bulletproof vests and hockey helmets, roared in approval.
    Michelle Nijhuis, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
  • Rake makes quick work of the men holding Ovi, takes a photo to establish proof of life, and checks that the kid is wearing a bulletproof vest.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Cervara said one of the officers was hit by a bullet, but a bulletproof vest saved his life.
    oregonlive, 1 June 2019
  • East Asian women face a ceiling that appears to be made of bulletproof glass.
    The Economist, 7 Mar. 2020
  • One was wearing a bulletproof vest that had been taken from a police station, the chief said.
    Michael Balsamo, The Seattle Times, 16 June 2017
  • Equipped with a gas mask, bulletproof vest and ski gloves, Adams managed to catch the iguana in a towel and release it outside.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 July 2017
  • A colleague had mentioned that her husband had a bulletproof vest, and maybe Ayaz would like to borrow it.
    Stephanie McCrummen, courant.com, 3 July 2017
  • Our goal is to build this athlete that at 22 and 23 is really bulletproof.
    Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 June 2018
  • The home’s pocketing glass doors and windows are lined with bulletproof glass.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019
  • The crew brought four guns with them, along with ski masks, bulletproof vests and latex gloves, according to his plea agreement.
    Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Some of the products banned are for protection like gas masks helmets, and bulletproof vests.
    Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 2 June 2017
  • Sanza customized the Jeep, adding bulletproof windows and a machine gun mount in the back.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
  • But at this point, who cares if policies are legally bulletproof?
    Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The result could be used in bulletproof vests, or even, someday, to replace tendons.
    Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2018
  • The company was co-founded by Chou's mother, and makes bulletproof coffee, a type of high-fat, low-carb drink.
    Dave Sebastian, WSJ, 13 July 2023
  • He was hit by five to seven shots, not including rounds believed to have struck his bulletproof vest.
    Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al.com, 24 July 2019
  • The guard pulled out a gun and shot Jackson, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, the newspaper reported.
    Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 11 May 2018
  • Fox posted a review for the vest, as well as posted a photo to Facebook of her grandson posing in the non-bulletproof vest.
    Fox News, 2 Aug. 2020

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