How to Use matchstick in a Sentence

matchstick

noun

• Cut the peppers into pieces the size of matchsticks.
• The boats are piled up like matchsticks in the harbour.
  — Devon Ivie, CNT, 12 Sep. 2017
• The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
• Cut the green pepper into fine matchsticks about an inch long, and add to the bowl.
  — Nora Martinez Debenedetto, OregonLive.com, 1 Aug. 2017
• Working in batches, stack the lemon discs in piles of 3-4 and slice into matchsticks.
  — Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2020
• Cut into 2-inch-long pieces and then into thin matchsticks; place in a large bowl.
  — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2018
• In some areas, this fire has left little more than matchsticks and ash.
  — National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2020
• The slivered matchsticks are so pretty, and their squared structure means more of the dressing clings to each piece.
  — Cathy Barrow, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
• The hotel on one side of the house was heavily damaged, and the restaurant on the other side looks like a pile of matchsticks.
  — Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018
• Cut apple into thin matchsticks, add to dressing, and toss to coat.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 20 Oct. 2017
• Patrick uses matchsticks instead, which fry faster and stay crispy.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• Make it: Slice up jicama to get a cup of matchstick slices, and dip into 1/4 cup guacamole.
  — Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• Some of the boats at Donny’s Marina have been broken to matchsticks.
  — Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
• Ladle into bowls, and top with scallions and nori matchsticks.
  — Chris Ross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• Now, down to business: Layering up matchsticks of sweet potato and parsnip with lime and black bean is a fun twist on a gratin that takes it from a side to a main meal.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
• Three big chunks of the vessel ended up on the beach near the town of Steccato di Cutro, where splintered pieces of bright blue wood littered the sand like matchsticks.
  — Frances D'emilio, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
• After two seasons of their romance, though, the fire between them is burning as bright as a damp matchstick.
  — Natalie Lin, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
• Acre upon acre of uprooted trees were strewn around like matchsticks.
  — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
• Cutting the radishes into matchsticks (or running them along the coarse side of a box grater) helps spread their peppery bite more evenly.
  — Joe Yonan, The Denver Post, 15 July 2019
• Trim radishes, and cut them into matchsticks — a mandoline makes this job easy.
  — Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2018
• The birth control implant is a rod-like device about the size of a matchstick that’s inserted under the skin in your inner upper arm.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 19 July 2018
• There are now more than 129 million dead trees in California sprinkled through forests like the one in Paradise, ready to burn like matchsticks.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 Nov. 2018
• Chunks of meat, carrot matchsticks, barberries and plump chickpeas glisten amid the rice, and each bite is a hearty reminder of comfort at its finest.
  — Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
• First up will be an amuse, of late a spoonful of hirami with Asian pear, parsnip puree and watermelon-radish matchsticks.
  — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2017
• Wrap matchsticks of tofu with vegetables in rice paper for a Vietnamese spring roll.
  — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 12 June 2018
• Mile after mile of landscape left gray-black, with matchstick trees pointing skyward.
  — Dennis Wagner, azcentral, 5 May 2018
• Charred palm trees are reduced to slender matchsticks protruding into the smoky sky.
  — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• The aroma of truffle oil on what amounted to a garnish of matchstick frites was off-putting; even plain, regular fries would be so much better here.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2020
• What do matchstick houses, duct tape flower pens, clothespin dolls, seashells and origami have in common?
  — Courant Community, 8 May 2018
• Paintballing in the woods, tackling an army assault-course, constructing a model of the Empire State Building from matchsticks—no one wants to do this stuff.
  — The Economist, 2 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024