: a visual signal (such as a system of colored lights) for controlling traffic
Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Prosecutors said the woman tried to get out of the vehicle, but James grabbed her and sped away, running stop signs and red traffic lights before getting onto a freeway.—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025 Since the project started the city has already changed to the timing of traffic lights in the area, allowing a right turn on red at Green Bay and Deerpath, offering limited additional free parking at nearby lots and putting up signs stating businesses are open.—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 The Jeep hit a 2009 Hyundai Sonata that was waiting at a traffic light.—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025 For the first time, truckers and tourists alike could drive the entire 110 miles from Miami to Fort Pierce without encountering a traffic light, shaving at least 90 minutes and more than 100 signals off the same trip along U.S. Highway 1.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic light
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