: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
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Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
The city plans to place up to 19 speed or red-light cameras at high accident locations.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
Trump would run red lights, stomping on the gas and leaving other cars in the dust.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 June 2024
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Adjective
Some in the community fear that red-light cameras will disproportionately affect people of color, among other concerns.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
The city plans to place up to 19 speed or red-light cameras at high accident locations.
—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Noun
The only thing that could roust me from my peaceful slumber was the most grotesque vision imaginable: an undulating river of red lights in front of me.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
Trump would run red lights, stomping on the gas and leaving other cars in the dust.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 June 2024
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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