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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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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
According to friends, Jackson worked at a warehouse for a manufacturer of fireproof doors and is survived by a girlfriend in addition to his family.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
Ditto California, which invested in renewables rather than fireproof its grid and now is beyond out-of-state rescue.
—WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
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Adjective
His first job was building fireproof safes on the night shift.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
According to friends, Jackson worked at a warehouse for a manufacturer of fireproof doors and is survived by a girlfriend in addition to his family.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
Verb
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
Ditto California, which invested in renewables rather than fireproof its grid and now is beyond out-of-state rescue.
—WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
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“Fireproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireproof. Accessed 28 Jun. 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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