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 "safety match," which will not ignite unless brought into contact with the side of the box in which it is packed, was invented by Lundström of Sweden, in 1855.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
As soon as the long, tarred safety match was laid, it was lighted on a level with the ground.
From The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern by Verne, Jules
He heard the scraping of chairs, the pop of a safety match, the clink of glass.
From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)
The so-called safety match of the present time was invented in the year 1855.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
