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
He lingered for a moment behind the protection of that angle of rock wall, struck a safety match, and held the tiny flame down close against the face of his pocket compass.
From Beth Norvell A Romance of the West by Parrish, Randall
After several ineffectual attempts to light this, he discovered it was a safety match.
From The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The safety match of the present day did not appear until 1845.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
To-day the safety match, certain and odorless, is sold at one-tenth of this price.
From Inventors by Hubert, Philip Gengembre
