strike a match
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“The poet must strike a match, light up the cold cosmos, and insist on the power of imagination over the universe of death,” M writes, rejecting disillusionment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“It’s easier to just strike a match and light it on fire.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
"If you tried to strike a match in here, nothing would happen due to the lack of oxygen," Mr Bruce says.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2022
Now, Bowden will try to strike a match against a pillar, and it’s enough of a collision that, in the run-up, it overshadows the gathering promise of a North Carolinian, Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2019
Imagine the smell that comes just when you strike a match and then think of it filling the air all the time.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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