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 official green light follows weeks of speculation about a potential return of The Comeback, including chatter about a mini-room for the project this spring.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 June 2025
One such provision that received a green light from MacDonough was a revised plan to push some of the costs of food assistance benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program onto states.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Most insects can see ultraviolet, blue and green light, but there is wide variety among arthropods; mantis shrimp eyes have up to 12 different channels of color, revealing the ultraviolet spectrum and polarized light.
—Molly Herring, Quanta Magazine, 27 June 2025
Anthony Wright, the executive director of the consumer health advocacy group Families USA, agreed that the move will likely serve as a green light for other states to try to impose similar restrictions.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 26 June 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 June 2025
One such provision that received a green light from MacDonough was a revised plan to push some of the costs of food assistance benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program onto states.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Most insects can see ultraviolet, blue and green light, but there is wide variety among arthropods; mantis shrimp eyes have up to 12 different channels of color, revealing the ultraviolet spectrum and polarized light.
—Molly Herring, Quanta Magazine, 27 June 2025
Anthony Wright, the executive director of the consumer health advocacy group Families USA, agreed that the move will likely serve as a green light for other states to try to impose similar restrictions.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 26 June 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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