Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Meanwhile, in Thimphu, Bhutan's biggest city and the world's only capital without traffic lights, the lodge sits in a vast forest just above town, a short drive from the towering Buddha Dordenma statue that keeps watch over the valley.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Five twisters ripped through three counties south of Greenville that afternoon, and a traffic light dangles close to the car.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
That’s the traffic light turned upside down — green, caution, and red.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
The school moved to its current location off Tyvola Road in 2020 and sits in a stretch where parents say there’s too much distance between stop signs and traffic lights.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Five twisters ripped through three counties south of Greenville that afternoon, and a traffic light dangles close to the car.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
That’s the traffic light turned upside down — green, caution, and red.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
The school moved to its current location off Tyvola Road in 2020 and sits in a stretch where parents say there’s too much distance between stop signs and traffic lights.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Traffic light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20light. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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