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Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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With a population of approximately 800,000 people and only one main highway snaking through its mountains and valleys — the capital city, Thimphu, is the only one in the world without a traffic light — Bhutan remains relatively unexplored.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Around this period, the prosperous island was dubbed Golden Rock.
Accessible by a dirt road free of traffic lights, the resort of the same name is a gleaming, contemporary oasis.
—Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Two drivers traveled eastbound and stopped at the traffic light at 67th Avenue.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Richard Cutshaw, a 70-year-old union representative stopped nearby at a traffic light, was found with one bullet in his head, also from one of the four police officers.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Traffic light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20light. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
traffic light
noun
: a visual signal (as a system of green, yellow, and red lights) for controlling traffic
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