waterproof

Example Sentences

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I have a waterproof outfit, a tarpaulin over the bench, decorated with union jacks.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Each animal was equipped with a waterproof heart rate monitor, dive recorder, and radio transmitter.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

She invented a reusable, waterproof diaper cover made first from a shower curtain and later from nylon parachute cloth, into which mothers could insert a cloth diaper pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Elon Musk tweeted in 2022 that the Cybertruck “will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The topographic maps are folded and put in a waterproof holder, then placed in a pocket of the fishing jacket he’s wearing.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George