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
For these reasons the introduction of the so-called safety match was an important event.
From General Science by Bertha M. Clark
The so-called safety match of the present time was invented in the year 1855.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
He heard the scraping of chairs, the pop of a safety match, the clink of glass.
From The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
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
