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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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Outside are nearly $1 million of other cameras and instruments in a fireproof building nearby and scattered around.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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
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Adjective
The proposal originally would have required companies to cover the homes of individuals who take specific steps to make their homes more fireproof, an idea that advocates and legislators have pitched for years.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Outside are nearly $1 million of other cameras and instruments in a fireproof building nearby and scattered around.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Antimony is an indispensable ingredient in ammunition, fireproofing military equipment, nuclear systems, and much more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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
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“Fireproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireproof. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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