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 so-called safety match of the present time was invented in the year 1855.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
Frey reached in his pocket and pulled out a safety match and flicked it with his fingernail.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
Frey caught it and flicked a safety match with his fingernail.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
THE safety match that resists all other friction needs only the touch of its peculiar mate to break into flame.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
