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How to use the word Flashlight in a Sentence?

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He and his wife began screaming and splashing water at the animal, the victim’s wife grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the animal, which they then identified as a mountain lion.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Everything was silent on the boat until the flashlight hit him and he put his hands up – we finally knew he was OK.

Priscilla Gartenmayer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The most, MOST important thing is to read, read all the time ; read when they tell you not to read, what they tell you not to read, read with a flashlight under the covers, read on the bus, standing on a corner, waiting for a friend, in the dentist's waiting room. Read every minute you can. READ LIKE A WOLF EATS. Read.

Gary Paulsen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Turn on your flashlight before entering a vacated building, the battery could produce a spark that could ignite leaking gas, if present.

National Weather Service

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They just sat quietly without doing anything because it was dark, when they were hungry Coach Ek would use a flashlight to shine on the stalactites above.

Banpot Korncam

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

When they were hungry Coach Ek would use a flashlight to shine on the stalactites above.

Banpot Korncam

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I thought that spraying the guy was the least damaging thing I could do, in my left hand, I had a flashlight. My other option, other than the pepper spray, was to break this guy’s teeth. OK? And I didn’t want to do that. I just wanted him not to hurt me.

Christopher Cantwell

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We eventually found our way upstairs looking at imaginary furniture and we were in the imaginary bedroom now and we are realistically having sex when the police walked in, we had to break into the place to get in so the next thing I see is a flashlight and Goldie and I are like what? It was bizarre and weird. We were told to go get a hotel room which we did. That was our first date. It was a lot of fun I can’t believe it was a long time ago.

Kurt Russell

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

I scan with my flashlight and I found him standing in the emergency lane, i could tell he already had his weapon pointed at me.

Trooper Ed Andersson

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We didn't even have time to empty the garbage, i'm going in first with a flashlight and wearing a mask, and one of us will open the doors and windows and flush the house out.

John Smith

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

Minna Antrim

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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