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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Netflix has given a green light to a movie reboot of the Stephen King novel Cujo, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Opponents argue that moves like these give a green light for corporations to engage in all kinds of chicanery.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Reportedly, a driver was coming up to a busy intersection and had a green light to proceed straight ahead.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
However, doing so could also tarnish America's image as a safe place to do business, and also send a green light to corrupt autocrats ruling over impoverished people to get even richer.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Opponents argue that moves like these give a green light for corporations to engage in all kinds of chicanery.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Reportedly, a driver was coming up to a busy intersection and had a green light to proceed straight ahead.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
However, doing so could also tarnish America's image as a safe place to do business, and also send a green light to corrupt autocrats ruling over impoverished people to get even richer.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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