flashing

Example Sentences

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Flashing a relaxed smile and sporting long gray hair, Small knows little about the controversial “The Drama,” an A24 film with a heavily guarded twist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Flashing ahead several centuries, Scarlet pictures a carefree version of herself dancing with Hijiri at an open-air urban party and asks, “Could I have been a different person?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Flashing lights were put in trees, bushes and on roof tops, while car tyres were repurposed as flower pots and painted bright colours.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Flashing colorful lights and beach balls flying overhead instantly transported me to an island somewhere, even if in my four years of life I hadn't been to one yet.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023

Flashing sirens heralded endless emergencies, and a fleet of buses rumbled past, their doors opening and closing with a powerful hiss, throughout the night.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri