red light

Example Sentences

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You might not even notice it unless you first saw the red light shining on the sidewalk above a pair of nondescript black doors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I love all of the red light masks and any kind of red light therapy, I’m really into that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

For investors, Wall Street’s optimism is a flashing red light, notes DataTrek co-founder Nicholas Colas, who flagged the FactSet report in his newsletter Monday, calling it, “the most disturbing graph we saw this entire weekend.”

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

As the sun set he came down to the wharves again, and even there in the broad red light and wind of the day’s end, sea and land alike to him seemed dim and silent.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin