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Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Ravens, magpies and even common urban crows have demonstrated impressive feats of intelligence, from using traffic lights to crack nuts to remembering human faces and even holding grudges.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Davidson County voters will on Nov. 5 weigh in on a $3.1 billion transit referendum that would bring major change to the bus system streets, traffic lights, sidewalks and more.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
In downtown Tampa early Thursday, fierce winds tore down traffic lights, ripped signs out of the ground and sent construction barricades flying across wet pavement.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Most restaurants and grocery stores in Sarasota were shuttered, a few wrecked cars and trucks were strewn about like toys, some traffic lights were working while others were completely gone and dozens of palm trees were snapped like twigs or reduced to splinters.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 10 Oct. 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 1 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
traffic light
noun
: a visual signal (as a system of green, yellow, and red lights) for controlling traffic
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