red light

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, employers understandably saw the warning as a yellow light, if not a flashing red light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

We’re mostly side by side, but I tend to drift in front of her, especially if one of us is on the phone, or we’re trying to beat a crosswalk red light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Dragonflies can likely see deeper into red light than most insects."

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

It was cold—the temperature settled in at 30 degrees—and blue and red light flashed on the wall of Quirky Books from a nearby surveillance tower installed by the police.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She was putting the groceries onto the counter so that the woman in the pink smock could drive them over the beeping thing with the green and red light.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry