: a visual signal (such as a system of colored lights) for controlling traffic
Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Holt recalled seeing Proctor’s car on numerous occasions near her home and at sets of traffic lights.—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025 Adler and his fiancé were traveling to a family Thanksgiving in Littleton and were stopped at a traffic light westbound on Yale.—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers arrested Luis Alania Estrella, 25, after he was reported unconscious at a traffic light, then proceeded to deliver his DoorDash order for him.—Mason Leath, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2025 More than once, Piña has been caught sitting on his couch in his underwear, writing scripts on his laptop, as Hollywood tour buses stop at the traffic light outside.—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic light
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