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 concept of Heated Rivalry bounced between HBO and Netflix in Australia, Canada and Hollywood before gaining its green light.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
The hotel says the proposal got a green light from the city of San Diego since the zone is far enough from a crosswalk and a nearby fire hydrant.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The operators likely see green lights and stable voltage readings on their screens even as transformers are overloading and breakers are tripping in the physical world.
—Saman Zonouz, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
In our democracy, with vanishingly rare exceptions, the government is barred from breaking into your home without a judge giving a green light.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
The hotel says the proposal got a green light from the city of San Diego since the zone is far enough from a crosswalk and a nearby fire hydrant.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The operators likely see green lights and stable voltage readings on their screens even as transformers are overloading and breakers are tripping in the physical world.
—Saman Zonouz, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
In our democracy, with vanishingly rare exceptions, the government is barred from breaking into your home without a judge giving a green light.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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