How to Use flashlight in a Sentence

flashlight

noun
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  • Turn off the lights in the room and hold a flashlight flat against the wall.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Turn off the lights, then shine a flashlight through the jar.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe even turn the flashlight function of the phone on.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Then, shine a flashlight down the drain to check for any large pieces of food.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
  • Dean led Darch around the house to the fenced backyard with his flashlight on.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • At the lowest setting, the flashlight should last for 37 hours.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • What about Easter-egg items like the Bluetooth speaker and the flashlight in the door?
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And having the best flashlight or two on hand is always a good idea.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And in times like these, your camera phone flashlight just won’t cut it.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In some, the only light that has ever shone has been a guide’s flashlight.
    — Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Police say the rifle has a scope and flashlight mounted on top.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, these fearless moviegoers had the help of guides (and flashlights) to help lead the way on their journey.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Then, Davis told Grayson County Sheriff's deputies, the boyfriend held her hostage for two weeks and hit her with a flashlight.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Just like the two flashlights, the sun is not a single point of light in the sky, Nichols says, but an extended object.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
  • After about four hours, the students heard a knock on the door and saw someone waving a flashlight.
    — CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Don't turn on your phone's flashlight or bring flashlights.
    — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The video shows the officer backing up and shining a flashlight at the now opening door.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Jacquez's body was found with a cell phone in hand with the flashlight still on, court documents mention.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • One victim was a 14-year-old Black boy whom Chauvin also hit in the head with a flashlight and choked.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The beer tasted like fish—my flashlight revealed the water sloshing around in the ice chest to be a green slurry.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2023
  • An officer shines a flashlight on his face a couple of times, and Nichols seems to be bleeding from the side of his head.
    — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Like the Cole family, Wise and her sons went out the night before with their flashlights and their nets to catch some frogs for the contest.
    — Jared Quigg, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • They were found with two small bags holding clothes, a towel, a flashlight, two phones and a music box.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
  • The launch event ended with a group of people on stage singing and waving Mate 60 smartphones with flashlights switched on.
    — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • This camping lantern with string lights and a rechargeable flashlight are ideal when the nights get a little longer.
    — Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Under covers with a flashlight, when I was supposed to be asleep.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Just give your eyes at least 20 minutes to adjust to the darkness — that means no phones, headlights, or flashlights.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The two-way radios are long-range, voice-activated, and equipped with a flashlight.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The tent also comes with a space projector flashlight that displays planets and stars on the tent’s walls or the ceiling.
    — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • At night, many tourists watch as locals trek to the riverside, light up their phone flashlights, and wave to relatives across the water.
    — Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023

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