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
Presently a light was struck: Burnet remembered as an incongruous detail in such a spot that it was a safety match; and a small lantern was lit.
From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Herbert Strang
For these reasons the introduction of the so-called safety match was an important event.
From General Science by Bertha M. Clark
He lingered for a moment behind the protection of that angle of rock wall, struck a safety match, and held the tiny flame down close against the face of his pocket compass.
From Beth Norvell A Romance of the West by Randall Parrish
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
