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
"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
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 Kreps, E. H. (Elmer Harry)
Frey reached in his pocket and pulled out a safety match and flicked it with his fingernail.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
To-day the safety match, certain and odorless, is sold at one-tenth of this price.
From Inventors by Hubert, Philip Gengembre
