How to Use flashlight in a Sentence

flashlight

noun

• 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
• One cop scanned a flashlight over the person on the ground.
  — Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
• Dean led Darch around the house to the fenced backyard with his flashlight on.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
• The light of her cell-phone flashlight caught two eyes in the darkness.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
• At the lowest setting, the flashlight should last for 37 hours.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
• The next thing Kandice knew, a flashlight was shining in her face.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• Simply turn off all the lights and use the Hey Siri command to turn on the iPhone flashlight.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 8 Feb. 2022
• Using a key-chain flashlight to guide her, Marie walked along the silent road.
  — Ling Ma, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
• Use a flashlight on your phone to help get a better view.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
• What about Easter-egg items like the Bluetooth speaker and the flashlight in the door?
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2023
• If the filter doesn't show any signs of mold, grab a flashlight, and inspect the inside of the unit.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
• 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
• Kids at the top of the stairs on a playground slide call to mind brushtail possums caught in the beam of a flashlight.
  — Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
• In some, the only light that has ever shone has been a guide’s flashlight.
  — Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
• As McMahon swung to hit again, Foster caught the flashlight and tried to get up.
  — Laurence Du Sault, ProPublica, 7 July 2022
• Cell phones can’t be used, whether as a camera or a flashlight.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
• Deputies knocked on the door about 8 p.m. and got no answer, with one of them shining his flashlight through the glass of the front door.
  — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2022
• The deputies came and checked all around the neighborhood, flashlights, looked over, didn't see any signs.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
• In that case, he was accused of holding the boy by the neck and hitting him twice with a flashlight.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
• In the video, fans can be seen standing and dancing, waving their phones in the air with the flashlights turned on.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
• So Ochoa’s son Alex turned on his phone’s flashlight and made a beeline for his room.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
• Bring flashlight and join lanterned guides for unique view of the historic sections.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
• Put a flashlight, pair of eyeglasses and pair of shoes by your bed.
  — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
• Sweeping their flashlight beams through the dark, the group arrived at the door of an old bomb shelter.
  — Will Hunt, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2022
• McGhee set out with a flashlight to find her niece, who lives next door and did not answer her phone.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2022
• Drivers are encouraged to only travel when necessary and to keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in their vehicles in case of an emergency.
  — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Jan 2025