How to Use matchbook in a Sentence

matchbook

noun
  • Oh right, did all of that stuff with the lightning and matchbook get closed out?
    — Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • There is no word limit, but the story must fit on the inside of a matchbook.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Jake will leave the safe combo inside a matchbook in the office.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The matchbook flashed like a sunset, its gilt cover catching the light.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Pick something small that’s not going to take up a lot of space — like matchbooks or bookmarks.
    — Hope Corrigan, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The tables were strewn with matchbooks with the same illustration.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
  • So kids, tourniquet that ol’ arm off, sharpen yr works on the strike surface of a matchbook, then take a stab in the dark with these.
    — Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Manuelito finds a matchbook from the Trading Post on the Diné rez.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Event matchbooks and golden masquerade masks were set out around the party, to further set the vibe.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
  • This sculptural match holder will look much nicer on the coffee table or shelves than a cardboard box or a matchbook.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Back home, Serena takes out the politician’s matchbook and throws it into the fire.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2018
  • Despite their tiny size, none of these miniature men are posed standing straight up, like simple matchbook stick figures.
    — Barbara Henry, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 June 2017
  • Entrants are limited to stories that fit on the inside of a matchbook cover.
    — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • And golden bangles worn off belt loops were very tongue-in-cheek, including pill packs, a tape dispenser and an open matchbook.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Frame smaller items, like matchbooks or concert tickets, with a white or black mat and a thin frame to make the item stand out against the background.
    — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • The winner will receive 50 matchbooks and a $50 library shop gift card.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The winner will receive 50 matchbooks and a $50 library shop gift card.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For your next date night, pop in for a cocktail, listen to some great music and leave with a stylish matchbook to add to your collection.
    — Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • While technically a chain, Barcelona’s matchbooks may be my favorite.
    — Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Kitchen had heard about Bricks as a kid, growing up in the suburbs — his mom had a matchbook from the place from the mid-‘90s.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The device’s most sci-fi element — the laser that projects a text menu onto a hand — started inside a box the size of a matchbook.
    — Photographs and Videos By Kelsey McClellan, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Special matchbook art can also be commissioned by sending in a matchbook from a favorite spot.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Entries have to fit on the inside of a matchbook cover, roughly 40 to 50 words.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Branded matchbooks were thoughtfully placed at the bar, and couches lined the pool for guests to lounge before dinner began.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 14 July 2023
  • At my house, its matchbooks, coffee mugs, and even wine glasses, and my guests are often delighted by the extra detail.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The awareness was reflected in pins, patches, buttons, T-shirts, hats, mugs and matchbooks.
    — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 22 June 2019

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