How to Use green light in a Sentence

green light

noun
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  • But leaders in the House and Senate weren’t ready to give the green light.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The driver, Bekaye Diakite, 42, of Waldorf, had a green light at the time of the turn.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Maryland picked a great week to give sports betting the green light.
    — cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022
  • If the timing is right, his base runners have the green light to steal.
    — Dallas News, 23 July 2022
  • Although the wind caused some damage, managers gave the green light for the launch.
    — Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Five green lights show the remaining charge, and the three red lights show the boost level.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • On the chart were two columns, one headed by a red light and one with a green light.
    — Bryan Stallings, Quartz, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Stop at red lights and go at green lights, avoid drowning and don’t play with fire. . .
    — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • The tunnels are white-walled, 12 feet wide, and feature funky pink, blue, and green lights.
    — Byjessica Mathews, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • These fish tacos give a green light to eating with our hands.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Joining her in neon pink and green lights were more than a dozen dancers on tiered steps.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The driver, a man, had a green light when the collision occurred.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The six-episode TV series got the official green light in May 2020.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022
  • According to sources, the show is in early stages and isn't close to getting a green light.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • It’s not the only company working to get the green light from the FAA, either.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The rider had a green light and the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk, police said.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The bill is designed to put an end to the legal challenges by giving the U.K. a clear green light on the policy.
    — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The floorboards were moving, the green light, the smoke, the lights popping, the candles coming on, all of that was practical.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Although the wind peeled away a 10-foot (3-meter) strip of caulking high up near the capsule, managers gave the green light for the launch.
    — Marcia Dunn, ajc, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Ohio sports betting will get the official green light on New Year’s Day.
    — cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Christopher Reed, 28, who was not involved in the chase, was turning in his Chevrolet Caprice at a green light.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • China will see that as a green light to go into Taiwan.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • But getting a green light from the top isn’t the only thing stories centered on Muslims need.
    — Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022
  • To achieve this, the brand uses a solid disc of Super-LumiNova that’s crisp white in the day and emits a bright green light in the dark.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
  • However, that number is far from a green light to go ahead and invest.
    — Becca Stanek, The Week, 10 Mar. 2023
  • If the second commission gives the nominees a green light, they’re appointed to the bench.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The pedestrian was standing on the sidewalk at the intersection waiting to cross the road from south to north and walked in front of the car that had a green light, FHP said.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of dramatic imagery is packed into the 55-second clip, which is mostly shot in black and white, save for some glimpses of the DBS bathed in green light.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Snow blows across the small metal bridge that leads to its entrance, above which a pattern of steel, mirrors and prisms reflect a ghostly green light.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The Giants camp lasted about two weeks in Arizona and then players returned home and waited for the green light to travel to Japan.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2022

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