How to Use fireproof in a Sentence

fireproof

1 of 2 adjective

• The only thing left from my uncles house was a fireproof safe.
  — Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023
• Knapp stopped at his house to grab fireproof Nomex clothing.
  — Daniel Duane, Wired, 30 Sep. 2020
• That could mean a safe deposit box at a bank (which are often water- and fireproof).
  — Daniel B. Kline, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2017
• Even the valuables in their fireproof safe had burned or melted.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• The garage doors are fire-rated, and the fencing around the property is fireproof, said Mr. Davis.
  — Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
• No fabric is fireproof, but some are more resilient to heat.
  — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
• Break the fourth cinnamon stick into small pieces and stack in a pile on a fireproof surface.
  — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2021
• The steel frame on the inside was built to withstand fires, and every office suite contained a fireproof vault.
  — Spencer Bevis, Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2021
• Meanwhile, Tynsky locked it in his laundry room, in a fireproof box.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
• Use fire-resistant plants (no plants are fireproof) and rock, or other hardscape, around the home.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019
• Heat the pitch in a metal can or some other fireproof container.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
• In a launch video presenting the fireproof book, Atwood tries and fails to burn a prototype with a flamethrower.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2022
• During the next one the American armed forces used the stuff to insulate ships, tanks and aircraft and to make fireproof uniforms.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
• No plant is fireproof, but many are more difficult to ignite.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
• No plant is fireproof, but many are difficult to ignite.
  — oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2022
• Keep back-ups of all of your important pieces of paperwork in a fireproof safe box, and in digital records.
  — Nicole Lapin, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• Another tactic in the quest for the safer battery is to make the electrolytes themselves fireproof, though still liquid.
  — Angela Chen, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2018
• Officials are holding out hope that the flames failed to reach the bulk of the archive, which is stored in two basement floors protected by fireproof doors.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2021
• In the warehouse, each battery is inspected and charged in a rack with fireproof concrete dividers.
  — Winnie Hu, New York Times, 21 June 2023
• A fireproof hut that holds firewood today was probably a whiskey still.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 19 May 2017
• Now there were three people pinned in by the fire, their possible last resort a fireproof blanket roughly the size of a large beach towel.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• Luckily, they were stored in a fireproof box designed to withstand a burning house.
  — Emma Pattee, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2020
• So maybe a fireproof tome is exactly what’s needed in this moment.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 May 2022
• In addition to the fake grass, DowDuPont showed fireproof outfits and a Kevlar motorcycle body.
  — James T. Areddy, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2018
• Store your documents in a fireproof safe, deposit box or the digital cloud.
  — Ashley Kilroy, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2021
• Fire takes everything and a fireproof safe, properly sited, gives your guns a chance to survive a house fire.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
• There is a fireproof room where BMW can work on ways to prevent batteries from overheating.
  — New York Times, 10 Aug. 2021
• Businesses quickly rebuilt, this time out of fireproof stone and brick.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 30 June 2022
• The bike looks almost like a rocket, the driver belted in, wrapped in a fireproof suit and tucked in an enclosed cockpit, but Robinson says the experience on course is largely unchanged.
  — Elana Scherr, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Replace wood mulch with a fireproof alternative like rocks or very fine compost if inorganic mulching is not an option.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023

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fireproof

2 of 2 verb

• The building was not fireproofed.
• In the main living space, vaulted brick panels appear to float from the ceiling while steel beams that have been fireproofed add texture to the space.
  — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2018
• The couple returned home Monday evening, and tried to fireproof the property.
  — Ian Lovett, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• This wouldn’t necessarily be bad advice if the building were fully fireproofed and adapted to ensure that fire doesn’t spread from floor to floor.
  — Feargus O'Sullivan, The Atlantic, 14 June 2017
• The government suggested fireproofing several buildings at the center where the festival is held.
  — Jaime Yaya Barry, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
• Scientists contend that if money were redirected from firefighting into projects like fireproofing homes, those communities could actually be made safer.
  — Justin Gillis, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
• Additional legislation in Sacramento seeks to fireproof the state’s energy infrastructure.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
• The building was not fireproofed.
• In the main living space, vaulted brick panels appear to float from the ceiling while steel beams that have been fireproofed add texture to the space.
  — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2018
• The couple returned home Monday evening, and tried to fireproof the property.
  — Ian Lovett, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• This wouldn’t necessarily be bad advice if the building were fully fireproofed and adapted to ensure that fire doesn’t spread from floor to floor.
  — Feargus O'Sullivan, The Atlantic, 14 June 2017
• The government suggested fireproofing several buildings at the center where the festival is held.
  — Jaime Yaya Barry, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
• Scientists contend that if money were redirected from firefighting into projects like fireproofing homes, those communities could actually be made safer.
  — Justin Gillis, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
• Additional legislation in Sacramento seeks to fireproof the state’s energy infrastructure.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024