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
“Have sent,” said his entertainer briefly, as he filled a pipe from the open tobacco box and struck a safety match.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles
"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
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
The old sulphur matches made in "card and block" can no longer be bought in this country; the safety match has taken their place.
From Makers of Many Things by Tappan, Eva March
