Sentence examples for a quick flash of a from inspiring English sources

A quick flash of a badge allowed them to proceed.

Entering Cuba from Canada, on the other hand, usually entails just a quick flash of a passport.

The film's trailer is wholly consistent with romantic-comedy tropes: a quick flash of a party heavy on pink décor; a shot of Sarah Jessica Parker, the film's star, in a passionate clinch.

Many still see the advantages -- especially the young, who will now be able to travel to the West more easily -- no passport required, just a quick flash of a national ID card -- and to join student exchange programs.

His series "Lowlife" chronicles the women he encountered there, each image capturing a quick flash of a life too complex to digest in a single meeting.

From going all formal and having the person round for dinner to a quick flash of a Facebook profile picture, your parents will probably appreciate knowing what the person looks like and who they actually are.

To trigger reconsolidation, one-third of the subjects got a reminder--a quick flash of the blue square--10 minutes before extinction training.

And even a quick flash of Mr. Obama's face, amid a procession of past presidents on the convention screen Tuesday, brought a burst of applause.

Rowan made a noise in the back of his throat, the barest of responses, but Richard saw the mask drop for a second, saw a quick flash of pure hatred in the boy's face.

A generous use of audio examples is key, whether an extended excerpt from a composer's oeuvre, a bit of ambient sound that captures a workspace, a quick flash of older music to illustrate a creative inspiration, or a comic bit of personal history.

If I do, it is usually a quick flash of deep chestnut and a flick of its tail as the bird rapidly disappears into dense foliage; a tail, incidentally, which has only 10 feathers, making it unique among British songbirds (all the others have 12).