cigarette lighter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I have the bill of sale, which lists $71 for a heater and $3.95 for the cigarette lighter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 2025
The concert footage shows thousands of fans holding their lit-up mobile phones aloft, as the band play their hit Tender, doing the job once reserved for a cigarette lighter.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024
The one they used cost about $1000, is the size of a cigarette lighter and plugs into a laptop like a flash drive.
From New York Times • May 15, 2023
In a two-story split foyer home fire in Lanham in February, a cigarette lighter that accidentally lit bedding materials started a blaze, Doubleday said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023
Most important, in a day of improbable miracles, Ralph was able to connect the suctioning device to the ambulance’s cigarette lighter and make John comfortable.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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