cigarette lighter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Operating like a cigarette lighter, this system produced an ignition spark by bringing a piece of pyrite into contact with a revolving, spring-powered wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Investigators reportedly spoke to the suspect's daughter who is said to have told them the fire began as her father tried to burn tree branches hanging over the graves with a cigarette lighter.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
The one they used cost about $1000, is the size of a cigarette lighter and plugs into a laptop like a flash drive.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
Obviously, the answer was mostly yes, though two women confessed that they were only there because they borrowed a cigarette lighter from the front desk staffer and felt guilted into buying drinks.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
Out comes a flashlight, one of those small kinds that look sort of like a cigarette lighter, and also a spool of kite string.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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