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 | Jgoodman@al.com, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • At a green light, Silverman glides, free from the weight of her illness.
    Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The Driver, which has been given a green light for a six-episode first season.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • This green light will give the appearance of an eerie, magical glow from within the cauldron.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
  • This is a green light to collaborate, share ideas and work towards common goals with others.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024

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