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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The six-month delay in the completion of the Multichoice acquisition isn’t due to regulatory concerns as anti-trust authorities have already given their green light, but due to local regulations.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
The Netherlands would need a green light from its parliament, as would Germany, whose position could evolve after the Feb. 23 elections usher in a new government.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
That proposal still needs a final green light and could be a year or more from completion.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
His speech is going to embolden our adversaries who will see this as a green light to act while America is distracted/divided.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
The Netherlands would need a green light from its parliament, as would Germany, whose position could evolve after the Feb. 23 elections usher in a new government.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
That proposal still needs a final green light and could be a year or more from completion.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
His speech is going to embolden our adversaries who will see this as a green light to act while America is distracted/divided.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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