How to Use the green light in a Sentence

the green light

noun
  • That was what got the green light for the movie on full blast.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Tremaine loved Knoxville’s idea and gave it the green light.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
  • Still, park guides gave us the green light to proceed.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Stop waiting for someone to give you the green light.
    — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Reigns shrugged his shoulders and gave Fatu the green light.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Nick Nurse for giving me the green light to shoot those shots.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The only thing missing is the green light.
    — Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Terry said three of the four have given the green light.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Uranus’ retrograde gives you the green light to make some changes.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • With more research, plants that speak in color may get the green light too.
    — WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The Special Olympics team got the green light.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Don’t wait for the green light every time; learn to move while the light is yellow.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, The Pitt got the green light for a third season.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Page gave Lightfoot the green light to advance to third base.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
  • But the speaker has given the bills the green light to proceed.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Our crews don't even touch a tree near a line until the power crew gives us the green light.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Berg says two others got the green light to continue.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Newton liked it and gave Schneider the green light to shop it around.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
  • The grants gave both companies the green light to move forward with sales.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 1 July 2023
  • Gonzalez might as well have been given the green light at this point.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • So all of those things, again, are giving the Fed the green light to go ahead and cut.
    — Andy Mills, Quartz, 31 July 2024
  • The Otzelberger keeps the green light on.
    — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • By the time the sculpture got the green light, Nash was in his mid-70s.
    — Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • And there are already plans for a fifth season afoot, should it be given the green light.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Macron said they were given the green light to make their way back home on Tuesday.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Ed now has the green light to expand to the remainder of the district.
    — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But to say Destiny’s Child gave me the green light is amazing.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • Green loves having the green light to roam and wreak havoc as a help defender.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Logo patches got the green light from the league before the start of last season.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Not everyone was thrilled by the decision to give the green light.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025

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