How to Use green light in a Sentence

green light

noun

• 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
• When did Auburn coach Bruce Pearl give Smith the green light from 3-point range?
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 18 Feb. 2022
• The driver who hit the man had a green light, police said.
  — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
• The only way to get in it was to put a code in, and the green light would blink and the drawer would blink.
  — Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2022
• But the kids had a blast, so giving the pre-teen turnup the green light was worth it.
  — Jessica Herndon, Marie Claire, 9 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Are New Yorkers ready to play some red light, green light?
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Just because your hair is braided doesn't give you the green light to skip wash day.
  — Danielle James, Allure, 8 Jan. 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
• Theaters in New York will soon have a green light to lift mask mandates.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Feb. 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
• Kingdom Come Farm was the place from which Fitzgerald’s own green light shone.
  — Eric Piasecki, Town & Country, 3 Feb. 2022
• Getting that green light was the most momentous thing to me.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
• Opposition sources in touch with Turkish intelligence say Turkey had given a green light to the offensive.
  — Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
• The vehicle that struck Andersen was traveling west on Main Street with a green light, authorities reported.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024