shatterproof
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of shatterproof
Example Sentences
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Better mirrors, better brakes and shatterproof windshields became standard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
During the ceremony, Musk repeated a stunt that went awry at the Cybertruck unveiling in 2019 when a Tesla executive hurled a softball-sized metal ball at a prototype’s supposedly shatterproof windows.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Another person who has worked with Malinin called him “cocky,” in the brazen shatterproof manner of a teenager who has beaten the world and realizes he can keep doing it.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023
Department of Homeland Security in late 2021, Maricopa strengthened doors, added shatterproof film on windows and bought more first aid kits, according to the documents.
From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2022
I know why the glass in the window is shatterproof, and why they took down the chandelier.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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