How to Use red-light in a Sentence

red-light

1 of 2 adjective
  • Both types of red-light cameras can co-exist in the state, the staffer said.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The beauty items with her at all times include her skin care routine and red-light mask.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • If voters approve it, both speed- and red-light cameras would be banned.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • These outfits all make sense when the ladies end the night in one of the windows of the red-light district.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There are also seven rooms for colon cleansing and a room for red-light therapy.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • The Goop maven posed topless in a makeup-free selfie taken from her red-light sauna.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Women can perform this type of treatment at home with red-light devices, such as combs, caps or brushes.
    — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • It’s not defined by its shootouts and red-light-always-on entertainment.
    — Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Experts warn that there is considerable hype about red-light therapy.
    — Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But like Don figured out, there is another layer of red-light cameras coming to town.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Under state law, cities must document a heightened safety risk before adding a new red-light camera.
    — Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Don’t miss out on rare deals like this red-light mask, True Botanicals face oil, and swanky coffee maker.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The treadmills and other exercise equipment are enclosed in a pod with red-light therapy.
    — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Think speed and red-light cameras, both of which have shown effectiveness in improving driver safety.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Pilates, supplements, and red-light therapy are part of his regimen.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Sass can turn to flirtation with a safe partner, but deploy a boundary if your nervous system is throwing any red-light warning.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The business sells saunas, red-light therapy equipment, ice baths and other recovery products.
    — Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Desmond said the red-light technology classes will cap at between 20 to 24 people per class.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Miami Springs already has five red-light camera locations.
    — Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • For players who used red-light therapy during the season, their brain inflammation didn’t increase at all.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The new law also treats red-light violations like parking tickets, so there’s no court fees and tickets start at $100.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Some stop-bar violations may overlap with red-light violations, since a driver who runs a red light often crosses the stop bar first.
    — Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • At the spa, indulge in a Biologique Recherche facial or a jade stone therapy massage topped with red-light therapy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
  • That makes the enforcement not just a red-light issue, but also a right-turn-on-red and pedestrian-safety issue near the airport corridor.
    — Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Ash Street off State Route 163 is a raceway with speeding and red-light violations.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • For some indications, expert groups now recommend red-light regimens.
    — Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe that includes a high-tech red-light device to stimulate collagen or upgrading your deodorant to something a little more luxe.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The southbound lanes of LeJeune Road at that intersection already have red-light cameras.
    — Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • After her stitches were removed, Clementine underwent two months of physical and red-light therapy.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Sky Garden guests can book treatments in an on-floor wellness suite and incorporate higher-tech add-ons like infrared sauna blankets and red-light therapy.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

red light

2 of 2 noun
  • The same goes for red light tools.
    — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • On its own, red light is low-risk.
    — Lucy Abbersteen, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
  • She was stopped at a red light with the top down.
    — Rachel Duboff, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • On the same floor, a neon bed is bathed in red light.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Again the bear broke every red light.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Would red light cameras save lives?
    — Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There are red light masks designed for that, too.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Once the bus stops, red lights will flash and a stop sign will swing out.
    — Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • But what happens if that red light doesn’t change to green?
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • He was also charged with running a red light.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In this case, green and red light are emitted by oxygen.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The red light begins to flicker and dance.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But that’s not a flashing red light that layoffs are on the way.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At a red light, he’s gunned down by a couple of guys on a dirtbike.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026
  • There's also a neat red light on the back that comes on when the phone is too dead to use.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Rodriguez, 20, failed to stop for the red light and struck and killed the boy.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Do bikes have to wait at red lights in Milwaukee?
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The old woman stands facing the room, her face cast in shadow and red light.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The town has not yet proposed installing any red light or speed cameras.
    — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Heavy curtains are drawn, and a single red light bulb glows from the ceiling.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The pine trees are beautifully dressed in green, white, and red lights.
    — Sugey Palomares, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
  • For directors, this should be a flashing red light.
    — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Especially not when the red light came on.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • While a yellow light alone doesn’t come with a penalty, running a red light does.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • When the data cop gets pushed out for raising alarms, that's a flashing red light.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Deputies then saw the sedan run a red light near Terry Lake and pulled it over.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Many drivers just want to speed through it so that they don’t get stopped by the imminent red light.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • If drivers don’t stop for red lights or stop signs, changing the speed of a sign will not matter!
    — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bates also wanted to remind people to slow down and stop at red lights.
    — Tori Apodaca, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The vehicle that ran the red light hit a vehicle that the child was in.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026

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