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Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Thompson was stopped in her SUV at a traffic light on Willowcreek Road at the intersection of Lute Road the evening of Nov. 8, 2022.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
This is the kind of place where time slows down: There are no traffic lights, no high-rise hotels, just endless turquoise waters and a sense of serenity that’s increasingly hard to find these days.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Footage from the trooper’s vehicle showed the driver continuing on and making a hard right turn at a traffic light.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
For instance, there are no traffic lights and only one roundabout.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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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 23 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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