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Meanings of strike the flint in English

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Usage of strike the flint in English
1
It took only an instant to strike the flint and light a taper.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
2
She struck the flint and put a lighted match to the fire.
The Gods are Athirst
3
He pulled a plastic lighter from his pocket and struck the flint.
Metro 2033
4
I produced the tinder-box which I carried with me, and struck the flint.
Marie: An Episode in the Life of the Late Allan Quatermain
5
He struck the flint again, and this time the fire caught.
The grail king
6
He struck the flint wheel and the flame burst to life.
The outsiders
7
It struck the flint paving of the courtyard, sparking brightly in the descending gloom.
Map of bones
8
Bending close to the quick-catching tinder, Jondalar struck the flint and iron pyrite together.
The Shelters of Stone
9
Taking careful aim, he struck the flint core very close to the sharp rippled edge.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
10
Groping for it, he struck the flint, preparing to see who was speaking to him.
Metro 2033
11
The flint flake, she had struck the flint.
The Valley of Horses
12
Your words were like the steel striking the flint, and kindling the tinder of their national ardor.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
13
His words were like the hard steel that strikes the flint and brings out a shower of sparks.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
14
My hand, blindly searching, struck the flint box and knocked it to the floor with a soft thump.
Outlander
15
'Someone light a lantern,' he directed, and a soldier obediently struck the flint on an oil-lamp.
Empire in black and gold
16
Then I took the lantern and tinder from the keg, and striking the flint, I soon had one of the candles lighted.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories