Editorial »

How to use the word flash in a Sentence? Page #5

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

143 results found

We suddenly got hit by a rogue wave and then within a flash the boat was upside down, we were upside down for about a minute and a half before the keel turned it back up the right way.

Alex Thomson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

People our age are tired of all the flash in the pan stuff and we would like to see something get done that we agree with. And in that regard I think Hillary is a much stronger candidate than Bernie.

Nancy Sweetman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

That makes me more comfortable that this therapeutic area is real, and not a flash in the pan and the mechanism is real.

Sethu Reddy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

'Star Wars' is very powerful because it helps us understand ourselves in the light and dark side of The Force. We feel this in our lives when we have this pull of immediate gratification but a desire to achieve long term goals, george Lucas hit on a perfect mixture of myth, Flash Gordon, Westerns and Japanese culture, and it really resonates with people.

George Backen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It (euro zone flash HICP data) is not consistent with the trend that the ECB was expecting, we are expecting a one year extension on QE purchases and quantities to go up to as much as 70 billion euros a month. We also see a cut in the deposit rate, we think 10 basis points, but it could 20.

Ruben Segura-Cayuela

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Batman, unlike Superman or Wonder Woman or Flash is a guy without powers, he's a man ... We all carry around a hero inside of ourselves everyday and it's that guy, the Batman, i think we all owe him (Kane) a debt of gratitude because in that hero that we carry around we realize that the hero is us because he's just a man. So in truth, we're all the Batman.

Zack Snyder

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I would characterize it as the consulting and systems integration business moving away from these large, packaged applications and the storage business moving to flash and to the cloud.

Martin Schroeter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The only time they matter is when you try to get people to give you money and they go, well, can you win? That's the only time they really matter, it's just hard work and you can't pay attention to all the flash and dash that's out there.

John Kasich

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's just hard work and you can't pay attention to all the flash and dash that's out there.

John Kasich

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the flood.

Washington County

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the Flood.

Washington County officials

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Conservatives are really hungry for someone who is outside Washington, somebody who has not been on the treadmill of government, someone who will take on Washington and break up all these old models, i think we should move beyond the idea that Donald Trump is a flash in the pan. He is demonstrating that he is a real candidate who has sustained support.

Matt Schlapp

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Immculate as the young Scrooge, joyous as Flash Harry, unforgettable as Arthur Daley.

Former Bond Roger Moore

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The EIA data shows demand is being stimulated by lower oil prices. It could be a flash in the pan. We have passed peak summer demand. It could be temporary.

Tony Nunan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We might have gone in through a side door. ... We would not have used a flash-bang.

Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Everyone is familiar with those lights that flash superfast in clubs, screams could be considered as strobophones, since they are modulating very fast in an analogous way in the auditory domain.

Luc Arnal

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Any additional rainfall will exacerbate already saturated grounds, which could quickly lead to dangerous flash flooding and extended river flooding.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The infrared looks for a flash from a gunshot and the acoustics listens for the bang, so we get the flash and the bang, and then we cue the operator. The accoustics get us very accurate azimuth, or bearing, to the threat. The combination of knowing the speed of light and the speed of sound, we’re able to get the distance in the time of arrival to the threat.

Geoffrey Carter

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

By the way, guess who thinks that those mistakes took place as well? George W. Bush, yes, I mean, so just for the news flash to the world, if they're trying to find places where there's big space between me and my brother, this might not be one of those.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

By the way, guess who thinks that those mistakes took place as well? George W. Bush, yes, I mean, so just for the news flash to the world, if they’re trying to find places where there’s big space between me and my brother, this might not be one of those.

Jeb Bush

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I remember seeing a big, bright flash, and the Hancock's warning system going off, and the air boss saying, 'Crash! Crash! Crash!' My heart sank, it was rough to take, knowing that our Marine brothers had crashed and were lost at sea.

Chris Woods

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Overnight, Red Cross teams provided cots and blankets for the shelter set up in Maypearl, and stood by for shelter needs in Johnson, Hood and Erath counties, the event is still unfolding with flash flooding throughout the area.

Anita Foster

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

So was there a connection between what he did and the flash crash? There certainly isn't an obvious connection if there is one at all.

Michael Friedman

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

This changes the findings, the history of the flash crash.

Robert Engle

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for flash? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    being essentially equal to something
    A equivalent
    B appellative
    C ectomorphic
    D aculeate