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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That being said, if your life has felt too predictable or stagnant, this is your green light to loosen your grip and welcome the unexpected.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Beijing has now given state refiners the green light to tap commercial oil reserves, according to a Bloomberg News report on April 10, citing people familiar with the matter.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Now the test is whether the drug, called fenebrutinib, can win the regulatory green light.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
The warm air and lack of wind proved to be a green light for veteran Sei Young Kim, who took advantage of the optimum scoring conditions to vault to the top of the leaderboard.
—Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Beijing has now given state refiners the green light to tap commercial oil reserves, according to a Bloomberg News report on April 10, citing people familiar with the matter.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Now the test is whether the drug, called fenebrutinib, can win the regulatory green light.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
The warm air and lack of wind proved to be a green light for veteran Sei Young Kim, who took advantage of the optimum scoring conditions to vault to the top of the leaderboard.
—Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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