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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Trudeau was thought to be so politically bulletproof that even a bizarre blackface scandal a few years later would not sink him.
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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
In some key voting places, officials have requested the presence of sheriff deputies in addition to bulletproof glass and panic buttons that connect poll managers to a local 911 dispatcher.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Across the country, election workers have faced harassment and even death threats and have taken extra security precautions this year that include adding bulletproof glass and panic buttons.
—Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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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
In some key voting places, officials have requested the presence of sheriff deputies in addition to bulletproof glass and panic buttons that connect poll managers to a local 911 dispatcher.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Across the country, election workers have faced harassment and even death threats and have taken extra security precautions this year that include adding bulletproof glass and panic buttons.
—Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Bulletproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletproof. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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