flashbulb
noun
flash·bulb
ˈflash-ˌbəlb 
: an electric bulb that can be used only once to produce a brief and very bright flash for taking photographs
Examples of flashbulb in a Sentence
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Her book goes beyond tabloid flashbulbs and big parties to show you how a misunderstood kid needed the protection of her family but instead found safety on a stage in Ibiza.
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Ashley Hamilton, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
Most people also have flashbulb memories of ordinary events with no clear significance.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Zoe Kravitz opted for a white Saint Laurent tank dress that shimmered under the paparazzi flashbulbs, while Kim Kardashian delivered a pink sequined turtleneck gown by Balenciaga.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2023
Canadian phone giant Bell, lead sponsor of the Toronto Film Festival since 1995 and with its name on the event’s year-round home Bell Lightbox, is set to exit the marquee event’s red carpet with its flashbulbs and A-listers after the upcoming 48th edition.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Careful, these will catch the light in all the flashbulbs.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2023
Los Angeles Times photographer Bruce Cox was preparing to take her photo when the flashbulb on a fellow photographer’s camera exploded.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
The flashbulbs were so intense that the British Epilepsy Association warned broadcasters about the risk of triggering seizures.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Premieres are mythical things to most people, full of flashbulbs and red carpets and, to a writer, that rarest thing of all: acknowledgement.
—Kevin Biegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2023
Ashley Hamilton, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
Most people also have flashbulb memories of ordinary events with no clear significance.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Zoe Kravitz opted for a white Saint Laurent tank dress that shimmered under the paparazzi flashbulbs, while Kim Kardashian delivered a pink sequined turtleneck gown by Balenciaga.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2023
Canadian phone giant Bell, lead sponsor of the Toronto Film Festival since 1995 and with its name on the event’s year-round home Bell Lightbox, is set to exit the marquee event’s red carpet with its flashbulbs and A-listers after the upcoming 48th edition.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Careful, these will catch the light in all the flashbulbs.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2023
Los Angeles Times photographer Bruce Cox was preparing to take her photo when the flashbulb on a fellow photographer’s camera exploded.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
The flashbulbs were so intense that the British Epilepsy Association warned broadcasters about the risk of triggering seizures.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Premieres are mythical things to most people, full of flashbulbs and red carpets and, to a writer, that rarest thing of all: acknowledgement.
—Kevin Biegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2023
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flashbulb
noun
flash·bulb
-ˌbəlb
: an electric bulb that produces a brief and very bright flash for taking photographs
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