strobe light

Example Sentences

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The flashes can also be used as a strobe light to make “movies” of molecules responding to, say, a blast of ordinary laser light.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 18, 2023

The resulting meltdown triggered further blinding flashes of the obvious — a sort of strobe light of self-evident epiphanies, if you will.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Each time, a strobe light would flash in her room and the PA system would instruct her to evacuate and not use the elevator.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

“The grand jury presents oftentimes novel issues and issues that deal with high-profile individuals, generating an enormous strobe light of press attention,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Through the hole I can see Hector sitting in the middle of the bed, waving my mom’s phone/flashlight around like a strobe light.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden