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 softer inflation reading for September gives a green light to a rate cut from the Federal Reserve, which has a policy meeting next week, wrote Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FwdBonds.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the University of Arizona later observed that green light—which is strongly reflected at us by plants—also triggers a release of natural opioids, promoting a serene state.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This article was updated with the correct afternoon window on weekedays for the Metro Express buses to receive automatic green lights.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Though the Baby Driver director offered the Chad Powers star the lead role, the duo had to wait for an official green light from King, who penned the 1982 dystopian thriller novel on which the film is based.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the University of Arizona later observed that green light—which is strongly reflected at us by plants—also triggers a release of natural opioids, promoting a serene state.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This article was updated with the correct afternoon window on weekedays for the Metro Express buses to receive automatic green lights.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Though the Baby Driver director offered the Chad Powers star the lead role, the duo had to wait for an official green light from King, who penned the 1982 dystopian thriller novel on which the film is based.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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