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.
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
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
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)
