matchbox
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of matchbox
Example Sentences
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And she told us “I’m standin’ here wonderin’ will a matchbox hold my clothes” before Blind Lemon Jefferson, decades before Carl Perkins or the Beatles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In a matter of months, they transformed the heaps of charred rubble into mostly vacant matchbox lots, ready for rebuilding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
The party turned out to be on a roof that could be accessed only through a window too small to fit the matchbox.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
It passed people selling sculptures and paintings and bouquets and sunglasses and multicolored matchbox cars.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
I put the matchbox with the lion picture on it, and the magic burned bones inside, I put it under my pillow.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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