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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Some businesses get folks to shine green lights at them to move them.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Witnesses said a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 39-year-old man entered the intersection while a Honda Civic — driven by a 33-year-old San Diego man — was making a left turn on a green light onto Scripps Poway Parkway, Lopez said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Some educators use images of red traffic lights (no AI) and green lights (yes AI) at the top of worksheets.
—Liz Shulman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Every spring and fall, the tails of this endemic species, an insect called Orfelia fultoni, emit a bright blue-green light to attract other insects for food.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Witnesses said a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 39-year-old man entered the intersection while a Honda Civic — driven by a 33-year-old San Diego man — was making a left turn on a green light onto Scripps Poway Parkway, Lopez said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Some educators use images of red traffic lights (no AI) and green lights (yes AI) at the top of worksheets.
—Liz Shulman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Every spring and fall, the tails of this endemic species, an insect called Orfelia fultoni, emit a bright blue-green light to attract other insects for food.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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