Wondering how to use Matchbox in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as box.
Matchbox meaning
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Synonyms of Matchbox
Using Matchbox
- The main meaning on this page is: A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
- Useful related words include: box.
- In the example corpus, matchbox often appears in combinations such as: and matchbox, matchbox twenty, matchbox pictures.
Context around Matchbox
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Matchbox
- In this selection, "matchbox" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, band, soldiers, wheels, twenty, pictures and toys stand out and add context to how "matchbox" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the matchbox and crash the matchbox laden truck. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "matchbox" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with matchbox
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Think model trains, tin soldiers, Matchbox cars or snow domes. (10 words)
The headphones were located in the lost-and-found at the Matchbox. (12 words)
Next to it is a little yellow matchbox and plastic containers with food. (13 words)
Tracy Island was the home and headquarters of Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds, and alongside a range of Matchbox toys that brought the Tracy family’s iconic rescue machines to life, their legendary base was set to cause a stir with children everywhere. (42 words)
Lobbyist J.D. Bullington reported entertainment expenses of $120 – a complimentary concert ticket for Democratic Rep. Georgene Louis to see Rob Thomas, formerly of the rock band Matchbox Twenty, at the Route 66 Casino Theater. (35 words)
Gold Flame Diecast, which exclusively sells diecast cars from brands like Hot Wheels and Matchbox, carries thousands of varieties of miniature vehicles representing a myriad of models and symbols of pop culture. (32 words)
Do you make any distinction between the music you write for yourself as a solo artist versus the music you write for Matchbox Twenty? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Do you make any distinction between the music you write for yourself as a solo artist versus the music you write for Matchbox Twenty?
Matchbox Pictures, which is part of Universal International Studios, declined to comment on developments.
Tracy Island was the home and headquarters of Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds, and alongside a range of Matchbox toys that brought the Tracy family’s iconic rescue machines to life, their legendary base was set to cause a stir with children everywhere.
Gold Flame Diecast, which exclusively sells diecast cars from brands like Hot Wheels and Matchbox, carries thousands of varieties of miniature vehicles representing a myriad of models and symbols of pop culture.
Think model trains, tin soldiers, Matchbox cars or snow domes.
Thompson says a Matchbox outpost that debuted in 2017 remains open at Sawgrass Mills Mall.
Those include Hot Wheels, Matchbox and plenty of other brands that are suitable for games.
Lobbyist J.D. Bullington reported entertainment expenses of $120 – a complimentary concert ticket for Democratic Rep. Georgene Louis to see Rob Thomas, formerly of the rock band Matchbox Twenty, at the Route 66 Casino Theater.
Next to it is a little yellow matchbox and plastic containers with food.
Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Matchbox Pictures, released on 5th October 2018, in India.
Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20 still sell out arenas as does the Goo Goo Dolls.
AndhaDhun will be releasing on October 5, and it is produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Matchbox Pictures.
In the Atlanta case, the complaint stems from a 2013 tour by the band Matchbox Twenty.
Kaur, now 50 and then 16 years old, remembers watching a Delhi police inspector hand a matchbox to a mob that had caught her father and poured kerosene on him.
The first time I made it down the drop I skidded to a stop and found a Matchbox car buried in the dirt.
The headphones were located in the lost-and-found at the Matchbox.
They also recovered a matchbox containing one half Mandrax tablet and one whole Mandrax tablet.
Thompson Hospitality—the group behind Hen Quarter, American Tap Room, and other restaurants—has taken over the management of Matchbox Food Group and committed at least $11 million to grow the brand.
Under the new arrangement, Matchbox will resume its growth, but at a slower, more controlled rate.
While the TMT bar-laden truck got badly mangled in the crash the matchbox-laden truck developed a short circuit due to the collision and caught fire.
Common combinations with matchbox
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: