flashlight
noun
Examples of flashlight in a Sentence
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Cell phones can’t be used, whether as a camera or a flashlight.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
The two-way radios are long-range, voice-activated, and equipped with a flashlight.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 24 Mar. 2024
At one point in the tour, visitors were asked to climb through a trapdoor in a floor and descend an unsecured ladder with flashlights to a dark basement.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The man tried to use the flashlight on his cellphone but soon realized his battery was only at 4%, officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
In addition to jumper cables, a first aid kit, a flashlight, and extra bottles of water, this emergency blanket comes with me on every drive.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
As the sun finally set and the evening grew dark, about 75 attendees walked south on Gilbert Road, all illuminated with handheld candles and flashlights.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
The white light dissipated into a soft glow that almost disappeared completely, like the flashlight beams along the golden Sphere in the underrated Michael Crichton film from the ’90s.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
1886, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
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“Flashlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flashlight. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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