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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This climb back above 30 is a classic sign of seller exhaustion and often serves as an early green light for buyers re-entering the market.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
The driver of a silver or gray sedan was traveling northbound on India approaching a green light at Vine when the pedestrian entered the car’s path, police said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
This is a cosmic green light for fun, creativity, love, and unapologetic joy.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
The driver of a silver or gray sedan was traveling northbound on India approaching a green light at Vine when the pedestrian entered the car’s path, police said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
This is a cosmic green light for fun, creativity, love, and unapologetic joy.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for green light
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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