How to Use strobe in a Sentence

strobe

noun
  • In another, strobe lights flash as a boy strips off a heavy mask.
    Sophie Haigney, New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • The pink-and-blue strobe effects were so striking on the gray suits.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Someone in his house had a flashlight and was using it in strobe mode.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • As Bieber dances and runs around the clearing, strobe lights flash in the trees around him.
    Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the displays have flashing lights, but there are no strobe effects here.
    Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • An hour later, the first lightning bolt of the storm lit up the blackness like a strobe.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Lights flashed, strobe lights swirled, spotlights circled and cameras were raised.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The sky darkened, and strobes of light coated the court building in purple.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The light features a signaling strobe mode that may be employed.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • It is set up for strobe lights to give the pregame an extra jolt of excitement for the players.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022
  • Also, the show uses special effects such as fog, haze, strobes and black lights.
    Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The curling arena darkened and strobe lights blotted the ice.
    New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
  • This offers different modes, like steady in blue, flash in blue, strobe in red and blue, flash white, and more.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Switch on the optional strobe effects with the press of a button for some extra pizazz.
    Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2020
  • The strobe-like glare is similar to a lighthouse beam guiding ships in the distance.
    Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
  • Up goes the volume to space shuttle levels, the strobe machines switch to double-time.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 25 July 2022
  • The wall is programmable and lights up with twinkling star effects, colors and strobes.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rapper Kevin Gates electrified the crowd as strobe lights pulsed.
    USA Today, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Even the bleakest Carnegie stories, by contrast, strobe with flashes of good will.
    New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Without all the strobes and lasers, the room shrank to the size of a dirty nightclub at last call, every blemish in plain view.
    Dave Grohl, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
  • Molitor said divers plugged in flashlights, camera equipment, strobe lights and cellphones the night of the fire.
    Stefanie Dazio and Tom Krisher, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The time scale of the shutter or the strobe must match the time scale of motion of the object – if not, the image will be blurred.
    Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
  • In some cases, that pivot means nixing the strobe lights and well drinks and letting the mimosas and coffee flow.
    Miguel Perez, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Laurel, the human embodiment of road rage, builds her 40 first and makes quick work of her strobes.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The fate of the Hermès store manager and his beau then played out amongst strobe lights and passed pomegranate wine spritzers.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Rock music blared and the lights at Guaranteed Rate Field hit their strobe effect.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2021
  • So, pretty much, you'll be paid to be on television and have a great time at a faux concert (with strobe lights) in Nashville.
    Abby Wilt, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • For Deaf guests, there are strobe fire alarms; and for autism spectrum guests, weighted blankets and non-fluoro lighting.
    Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The former offers more image down the sides of the screen and the latter provides a mix of water, wind, scent and strobe lighting in a moving seat.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

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