bulletproof
Americanadjective
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(of vehicles, glass, clothing, etc.) capable of resisting or absorbing the impact of a bullet.
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Informal. safe from failure; without errors or shortcomings and beyond criticism.
a bulletproof system; a bulletproof budget.
verb (used with object)
adjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of bulletproof
Example Sentences
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You want people who will bulletproof your strategy before reality does.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wasn't keen on wearing a bulletproof vest despite multiple alleged assassination attempts -- as he is worried it may make him look fat.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
ICE officers are wearing bulletproof vests and carrying weapons at more than a dozen airports around the country.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
McArthur said the result was a "bulletproof" bill which amounted to "the toughest and most comprehensively-safeguarded" such legislation in the world.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Out of the little hole in the bulletproof glass, the whole waiting room would hear as she shouted at them, “Where is the 533-C form?”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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