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Discover LudwigThe phrase "flash across" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that suddenly appears or comes to mind, often in a brief or fleeting manner.
Example: "A memory of her childhood flashed across his mind as he walked through the old neighborhood."
Alternatives: "dart through" or "race through".
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The words "Everything else can wait" flash across the screen.
The phrases flash across the team's Web site.
As she dances, newspaper headlines flash across the screen: "Amma elected to run Tamil Nadu!" (1991).
Arthur, as he settles into his new home, sees a comet flash across the sky.
The son sees distress flash across his mother's face as she opens the letter.
Historical characters flash across the screen so briefly that their names appear beside them as explanations.
Today, as movie stars flash across cellphone screens, "they are finally much smaller than we are".
Fractured images flash across the brain of desperation, workhouses, pinch-faced foundlings in wooden cribs.
The words, "Bret Schundler on Leadership" flash across a white background.
At times, Nets Coach Byron Scott has seen the light of recognition flash across his face.
She made these words flash across LED signs and carved them into stone benches.
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