shatterproof
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of shatterproof
Example Sentences
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The synagogue already had security and shatterproof glass windows, Landsberg said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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
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
But despite not being a natural stage match, Quinto and Flockhart expose something infinitely fragile in Albee’s shatterproof play.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022
Ofglen and I stand outside Soul Scrolls, looking through the shatterproof windows, watching the prayers well out from the machines and disappear again through the slot, back to the realm of the unsaid.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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