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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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The entire city block-sized Norton Tire warehouse was leveled, save a massive, fireproof computer vault that kept the company’s business records intact.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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
Outside are nearly $1 million of other cameras and instruments in a fireproof building nearby and scattered around.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The entire city block-sized Norton Tire warehouse was leveled, save a massive, fireproof computer vault that kept the company’s business records intact.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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 24 Apr. 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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