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 Stephen Leacock
Another fault of the safety match is its small size; it is apt to be entirely consumed before the fire can be started.
From Woodcraft by E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
It may be interesting to know that a large match emits about as much light as a burning candle and a so-called safety match about one third as much.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
Next, he struck a safety match, softly, against the side of the match-box, and lighted his pipe, drawing in great whiffs.
From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
