How to Use green light in a Sentence

green light

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  • All the sort of stagecraft and blocks and green lights and stuff.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • The driver who hit the man had a green light, police said.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
  • 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
  • Does that get us any closer to getting a green light from the FDA?
    — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 31 May 2022
  • 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
  • The news came one day after Grey's Anatomy got the green light for a season 19.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 27 May 2022
  • An Oregon judge gave the claim a green light, but Ni-Q did not pursue it.
    — Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
  • Its menu was given the green light by Paltrow, Goop founder.
    — Katie Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 June 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
  • Getting that green light was the most momentous thing to me.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
  • At a green light, Silverman glides, free from the weight of her illness.
    — Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Streamers rushed to green light new series and films to bring more content to their services.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • Nearly 18 months after a novel Alzheimer’s drug hit the U.S. market, a sister therapy is poised to get a green light.
    — science.org, 3 July 2024

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