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.
He struck a safety match and held it to the leg of the table.
From Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen
It may be interesting to know that a large match emits about as much light as a burning candle and a so-called safety match about one third as much.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
