safety match
Example Sentences
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She struck a safety match, and flames roared 20 feet into the air, until only her two out stretched hands were visible.
From Time Magazine Archive
He struck a safety match and held it to the leg of the table.
From Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen
The safety match of the present day did not appear until 1845.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
As soon as the long, tarred safety match was laid, it was lighted on a level with the ground.
From The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern by Verne, Jules
"The only fire I can light is with a safety match and the valve of a gas-stove!" replied Barbara, quaintly.
From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
