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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a flash of white" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden appearance or brief glimpse of something white, often in a visual context.
Example: "As the storm clouds gathered, there was a flash of white lightning that illuminated the dark sky."
Alternatives: "a glimpse of white" or "a burst of white".
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In an unlighted room, there would be no "whiteness", but if you are in light, there will be a flash of white light as the camera adjusts to the new light level.
They were unrelenting, a flash of white and red hawking the orange ball.
You release the pitch, you see a flash of white and you try to react.
"Lord Snooty is a very decent figure," he says with a flash of white teeth.
When the foul ball hit Pujols's foot, a flash of white appeared on the batter's smarting heel.
On the screen, Sherm's Prowler jumped a bit, and a flash of white light fired off from the left wing.
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Many designers in London started their recent shows with a flash of clean white.
There's a flash of brilliant white – orcas!
A sparrow whooshes away suddenly as a flash of blue, white and black swoops in; a jay with a prized acorn in its mouth.
He had three small nicks on his forehead, a couple more underneath his right eye, and a large, long gash along his nose, this last bound, now, by a set of butterfly stitches which added a flash of bright white to his rainbow array of bruises, purple, black, and blue.
Police estimate a million people turned out at the palace and along the route, which meant only those at the very front had a view of more than a nodding feather in a hat or a flash of a white-gloved wave.
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