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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Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Those things are fireproof, at least.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Linda Poon, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
Antimony is an indispensable ingredient in ammunition, fireproofing military equipment, nuclear systems, and much more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Pool balls crack while patrons flash cash at Scoty Hopkins, who’s tended bar for nearly a decade inside the mammoth structure, which in 1886 was the first fireproof building constructed in Contra Costa County.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Those things are fireproof, at least.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Verb
Also today: The economic toll of inner-city highways, and how to fireproof a whole neighborhood.
—Linda Poon, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
Antimony is an indispensable ingredient in ammunition, fireproofing military equipment, nuclear systems, and much more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Fireproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireproof. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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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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