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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The 16 clubs participating in Liga F gave their green light for the implementation of this system, which FIFA calls Football Video Support (FVS), early last month.
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Other trends, however, are worthy of a green light.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Pulsing green lights flashed, giving fans a glimpse of Cain before secluding her again in shadow.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Photodetectors are much less sensitive to green light than red, often only one-third to one-fifth as responsive.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Other trends, however, are worthy of a green light.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Pulsing green lights flashed, giving fans a glimpse of Cain before secluding her again in shadow.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Photodetectors are much less sensitive to green light than red, often only one-third to one-fifth as responsive.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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