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How to use matchboxes in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word matchboxes? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
Meanwhile, the devotees, who assembled well in advance at the appointed places, lit smaller oil lamps using candles and matchboxes.
I had not gone off my habit of collecting matchbooks and matchboxes from places I visited, but sadly, they were not available here.
Aluminium tins, matchboxes and canteen tables were replaced with sophisticated musical instruments.
They often produce matchboxes or pill bottles with fluff, splinters and other debris that they insist are specimens that they have caught.
Why is it that these places seem more concerned about how they display their designer matchboxes than the gumption level of their staff?
It turns out that the young woman with the expressionless face of a professional on the catwalk loves cartoons and collecting matchboxes.
We therefore amassed about 20 matchboxes and stuffed them with caterpillars, hiding them in nooks and crannies of our homes.
The exhibition is a showcase of miniature artwork, with everything from converted matchboxes to sculptures made from bird bones.
A small port had been built and colossal barges looking like giant overflowing matchboxes were being towed the short distance down the coast to Korea.
Adequate stocks of essential commodities such as rice, maida, wheat, kerosene and matchboxes were kept ready for distribution to people in case of any emergency.
From afar the shanty towns resembled ramshackle collections of matchboxes.
Examples from Classical Literature
After the introduction, we spent the rest of the week turning kraft matchboxes into tiny beds, using fabric, buttons and other assorted notions.
They stayed hidden in matchboxes at his former home for almost 50 years until members of his family had a clear-out.
A Saudi man seeks to enter the Guinness Book of Records for collecting matchboxes.
Once she discovered vintage matchboxes, everything came into focus.
Apparently, she delighted in taking spiders to school in matchboxes.
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