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Free sign upThe phrase "a flashlight in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation where a flashlight is located within something, such as a bag or a drawer.
Example: "I found a flashlight in a drawer while searching for my old tools."
Alternatives: "a torch in a" or "a light in a".
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"Freud's theories were like a flashlight in a candle factory," as she puts it.
a black-and-white photograph made by twirling a flashlight in a darkened room and recorded in the glowing spirals.
Depending on circumstances and mood, he might also carry a folding knife and, at night, a flashlight in a pair of Woolrich chinos his girlfriend bought for him.
Mr. Fuss has made white tunnels of celestial light in swirls of blue, turquoise, pink and red by swinging a flashlight in a circular motion over photographic paper.
When you shine a flashlight in a darkened room, that light appears as a relatively diffuse, hazy beam of white light, representing a jumble of different wavelengths and colors.
Among the most prized works is Bruce Nauman's "Light Trap for Henry Moore, No. 1" (1967), a black-and-white photograph made by twirling a flashlight in a darkened room and recording the glowing spirals.
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Place a flashlight in an obvious place.
In March 2008, a United Airlines employee placed a flashlight in the storage compartment of a Boeing 757 at the Denver airport.
What had I been thinking, packing a flashlight in July for a vacation 160 miles above the Arctic Circle?
"You walk the beach at night and there is somebody holding a shotgun, shining a flashlight in your face, leaning up against a tree," Mr. Spiegel said.
The safer thing to do is to keep a blanket and a flashlight in the car and keep a banner that says "Call Police".
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