variants
or less commonly penlite
: a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen in size or shape
Examples of penlight in a Sentence
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Apodaca peered into crevice after crevice with a penlight.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
To create his hit video, Carter wrapped a GoPro camera with thermal protection and attached two small penlight flashlights to the sides.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
At one point, Addison uses a penlight to assess the baby's breathing and ends up with a chest tube.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
The young man in black climbed down the manhole’s footholds and flicked on a penlight.
—Suzanne Sataline, Quartz, 30 Nov. 2019
Each sample, containing up to 20 grams of rock and grit, will be stored in a tube about the size of a penlight.
—Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019
Next year, the park might ban flashlights and phones and provide penlights for an additional fee.
—Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2017
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Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
To create his hit video, Carter wrapped a GoPro camera with thermal protection and attached two small penlight flashlights to the sides.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
At one point, Addison uses a penlight to assess the baby's breathing and ends up with a chest tube.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
The young man in black climbed down the manhole’s footholds and flicked on a penlight.
—Suzanne Sataline, Quartz, 30 Nov. 2019
Each sample, containing up to 20 grams of rock and grit, will be stored in a tube about the size of a penlight.
—Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019
Next year, the park might ban flashlights and phones and provide penlights for an additional fee.
—Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2017
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“Penlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penlight. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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penlight
noun
pen·light
-ˌlīt 
: a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen in size or shape
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