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 Clark, Bertha M.
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 Durham, Victor G.
The outside cover of a small safety match box is given to the first man on each team.
From School, Church, and Home Games by Draper, George Orrin
She lit it with a safety match and extinguished the match with a nervous flick of her arm.
From Earth Alert! by Neville, Kris
