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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There are green lights, front and back, which really work to illuminate dust.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
This green light has allowed the drugmaker to offer the medication for free to some patients who have previously been treated for pancreatic cancer that has since spread to other parts of the body.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 May 2026
With more than enough work to go around, broadcast and cable networks were bathed in green light and the introduction of original series on streaming services was considered an exciting novelty, rather than the first ominous drumbeats of industry-disrupting dominance.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday essentially gave them a green light to proceed by approving a request to expedite the court’s formal judgment.
—Kim Chandler, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
This green light has allowed the drugmaker to offer the medication for free to some patients who have previously been treated for pancreatic cancer that has since spread to other parts of the body.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 May 2026
With more than enough work to go around, broadcast and cable networks were bathed in green light and the introduction of original series on streaming services was considered an exciting novelty, rather than the first ominous drumbeats of industry-disrupting dominance.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday essentially gave them a green light to proceed by approving a request to expedite the court’s formal judgment.
—Kim Chandler, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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