Examples of green light in a Sentence
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Sharpe’s role doesn’t come with a green light or a play call drawn up in his name.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Detectives determined that a white 2004 Chevrolet Silverado travelling at a high rate of speed ran a red light while traveling southbound on MO-291 and struck the passenger side of the Ford Ranger that was northbound with a green light, court records say.
—Pj Green
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
The success of these operations should not serve as a green light for further adventurism.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Season 4 was by far the quickest green light in the show’s history.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Detectives determined that a white 2004 Chevrolet Silverado travelling at a high rate of speed ran a red light while traveling southbound on MO-291 and struck the passenger side of the Ford Ranger that was northbound with a green light, court records say.
—Pj Green
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
The success of these operations should not serve as a green light for further adventurism.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Season 4 was by far the quickest green light in the show’s history.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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