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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Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Renderings submitted with the application show some cosmetic changes to the townhouse façades, including a stoop removed for ADA compliance, new (seemingly code-compliant) double glass doors, and fireproof concrete siding in lieu of wood.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
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
Was there something special about them—a fireproof roof, say, or a fancy sprinkler system?
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Renderings submitted with the application show some cosmetic changes to the townhouse façades, including a stoop removed for ADA compliance, new (seemingly code-compliant) double glass doors, and fireproof concrete siding in lieu of wood.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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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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