How to Use flasher in a Sentence

flasher

noun
Definition of flashernext
  • We noticed a car at the side of the road with its flashers on.
  • Trollers are picking up a few trout with flashers and lures in the main body of the lake.
    — Bee Staff, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The new bus flasher light that zooms back and forth is a menace!
    — oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The truck was stopped along the curb with its flashers on as part of the carrier's postal route, police said.
    — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Others followed and by the 1950s, flashers became the law.
    — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Trout fishing has been good for trollers dragging small plugs or flashers and Needlefish near the dam and in the South Fork.
    — sacbee, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Pull off to the side of the road, put out an orange cone or flashers and, from a safe distance, point towards the highway.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Trolling with plugs, flashers, tuna or roe is the ticket.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The truck, facing north, was backing up and had his flashers on, Baylos said.
    — Chris Haire, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2017
  • The 43-year-old mother of three stopped in the middle of the street, flipped on her emergency flashers and burst into tears.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Five minutes after the first drop of a jig, a flasher unit showed a red line come off the bottom 18 feet below.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Her mom would drive down those country roads in front of Traska and her dogs with her flashers on, and her dad drove behind her in the dog truck.
    — Joseph Robertia, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Trout are still deep, about 60 feet down but taken on flasher/lure combos.
    — sacbee, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Using the flasher felt like more of a test of my skill than the camera, but still, the fish don’t have a chance with that much technology on board.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2018
  • At 9:30 a large mark appeared on my flasher that helped put the fishery in perspective.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The Flasher's head smashed by the Mountain Let this be a lesson to flashers everywhere.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 29 Aug. 2017
  • If the driver’s hands are off the wheel for too long, ProPilot will sound a loud alarm, activate the hazard flashers, and slow itself to a stop.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Trout fishing has improved near the dam, where anglers are trolling spoons behind flashers 20 to 40 feet down.
    — sacbee, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Police located the car, which was parked on an overpass with its flashers on.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Two men and two women were at the scene, with a delivery truck parked in the driveway with its emergency flashers on.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland.com, 10 June 2019
  • For every crotch-grabber, flasher and creep to make headlines, there are good men who don’t harass.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2017
  • For every crotch-grabber, flasher and creep to make headlines, there are good men who don't harass.
    — Petula Dvorak, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Trolling has been slow, although some are getting action with flashers/nightcrawlers near the inlet.
    — Sacbee, sacbee.com, 30 May 2017
  • If the violation occurs in a work zone when workers are present or in a school zone when warning flashers are on, the fine is $200.
    — USA TODAY, 1 July 2019
  • Each of us used a flasher, an electronic unit that allows anglers to see their baits and fish in the water below.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Findlay used a chrome triangle flasher and a cut-plug herring for bait.
    — oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Their coach posted photos of the flasher on Facebook and asked for help identifying the man.
    — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Needlefish, Dodger/flashers with nightcrawlers or big woolly buggers on a sinking tip can get trout.
    — sacbee, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Suttles said six people gave similar descriptions of the flasher, and the victims ranged in age from 16 to 23.
    — Andy Nguyen, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Tokarski, fishing with a #5 Jigging Rapala tipped with a minnow head, saw a good size mark on his flasher unit.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2020

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