sparker

Example Sentences

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He took out his knife and struck the sparker again and again on the rasp, producing a shower of sparks each time, which each time failed to light the paper in the fireplace.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

She had also found a store of kerosene and a sparker in the mix of trash in the galley.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Shann readied the first sopping mess in his sling, snapped his fire sparker at it, and had the ball awhirl for a toss almost in one continuous movement.

From Storm Over Warlock by Norton, Andre

To take the Wilbur sparker out you simply remove two nuts and out comes the sparker complete, and you cannot get it back the wrong way.

From Business Correspondence by Anonymous

I am the best little sparker that ever sent an S. O. S. over the blue between drinks of salt water, while swimming on my back around the wireless room chased by a man-eating shark.

From L.P.M. : the end of the Great War by Barney, J. Stewart (John Stewart)