How to Use flash drive in a Sentence

flash drive

noun
  • Hard disk drives last about five years, while flash drives last for around 10 years.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
  • When the case is over, the court will collect and destroy the flash drives.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This flash drive doesn’t just perform well; it’s also built to last.
    — New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Save it on a flash drive or email the finished product to be saved for years to come!
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Somebody, please slip a flash drive of it to Baz Luhrmann.
    — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Keep your data backed up on a separate flash drive and in the cloud.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Go buy a $40 flash drive, copy those files to it and then toss it in a drawer.
    — Dallas News, 11 July 2019
  • Your best bet is to copy the CDs to your smartphone or flash drive.
    — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Be aware that many flash drive storage spaces tend to be on the smaller side.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Plus, flash drives can be used to spread malware to other devices.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • And for extra peace of mind, repeat the process with a second flash drive.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • These are some of the lowest prices these mammoth flash drives have ever been.
    — Alexandria Haslam, PCWorld, 15 Aug. 2018
  • And the flash drive’s detailed vote tallies matched those on the machine.
    — Eric Litke, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The radio station got lucky, though, as the flash drive didn't explode.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And then all that stupid s--- about the flash drive and the dumb McGuffin of it all.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Also, watch for anyone who brings his own flash drive or external drive.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • The elastic loops can secure something as small as a flash drive or a longer cord wrapped up nicely.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
  • These ports can be used for adding a keyboard, mouse, flash drive, phone charger or webcam.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The video is said to feature minors and was found on a flash drive that once belonged to Porter.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • To add your name to the flash drive, players will need to head over to the Artemis I website.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Your best bet is to copy the CDs to your smart phone or flash drive or have a service copy them for you.
    — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The center has barred the use of flash drives and disabled USB ports.
    — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The iXpand Luxe is our flash drive pick for backing up phone content.
    — Brenda Stolyar and Medea Giordano, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The employee gave the officer a flash drive with video footage of the encounter.
    — cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • To combat the spread of the devices, some schools have banned flash drives as well, to avoid any confusion between the items.
    — Ana B. Ibarra, sacbee, 27 Mar. 2018
  • There’s lots of razzle-dazzle, but the plot, which involves the global hunt for a flash drive, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
    — Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The dealership gave an officer a flash drive of footage of the incident.
    — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Put it on a flash drive or in your Dropbox, then sync it over and import it on your new PC.
    — Whitson Gordon, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Paying for a monthly cloud storage subscription is like renting a flash drive.
    — PC Magazine, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Once both things have been downloaded, use the software to write the OS onto the flash drive.
    — Saira Mueller, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023

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