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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In this context, the NSS’s language about supporting leaders committed to sovereignty, cultural cohesion, and national renewal functions as a diplomatic green light for closer alignment with Europe’s hard-right forces.
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Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The Penguins believe he should have been suspended and don’t think Wilson’s size difference — the Capitals forward is 6 feet, 4 inches; Stankoven is 5-foot-8 — is a green light to deliver head shots.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Most meters now allow one vehicle per green light, but a few allow two at a time.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The initial investigation indicates that the driver of a 2011 Toyota Tundra ran a red light and broadsided a 2015 Lexus CT200 SB, which was heading through the intersection on a green light, Poorsaleh said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The Penguins believe he should have been suspended and don’t think Wilson’s size difference — the Capitals forward is 6 feet, 4 inches; Stankoven is 5-foot-8 — is a green light to deliver head shots.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Most meters now allow one vehicle per green light, but a few allow two at a time.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The initial investigation indicates that the driver of a 2011 Toyota Tundra ran a red light and broadsided a 2015 Lexus CT200 SB, which was heading through the intersection on a green light, Poorsaleh said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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