bulletproof
adjective
bul·let·proof
ˈbu̇-lət-ˌprüf 
also ˈbə-
1
: impenetrable to bullets
bulletproof glass
2
: not subject to correction, alteration, or modification
a bulletproof argument
3
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Examples of bulletproof in a Sentence
The car has bulletproof windows.
The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.
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Glass walls line the sidewalk; a landscaped plaza is lit from the cantilevered structure above; a grid of generous vertical windows is framed in handsome steel (or maybe that’s Disney-ish terra-cotta); a blond-wood open lobby leads to a reception desk unprotected by bulletproof glass.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
Included in the exhibition was one of its most recent acquisitions, a black brooch that is also bulletproof, as if meant to protect the heart.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Trudeau was thought to be so politically bulletproof that even a bizarre blackface scandal a few years later would not sink him.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
His trial was the first to have anonymous jurors who were enclosed by bulletproof glass during the proceedings, a measure taken due to Edmond III’s seemingly murderous reputation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
Included in the exhibition was one of its most recent acquisitions, a black brooch that is also bulletproof, as if meant to protect the heart.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Trudeau was thought to be so politically bulletproof that even a bizarre blackface scandal a few years later would not sink him.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
His trial was the first to have anonymous jurors who were enclosed by bulletproof glass during the proceedings, a measure taken due to Edmond III’s seemingly murderous reputation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Bulletproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletproof. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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bulletproof
adjective
bul·let·proof
ˈbül-ət-ˌprüf
: so made as to prevent the passing through of bullets
bulletproof glass
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