red light

Example Sentences

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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

Even though insects and mammals are very distant relatives, both appear to have arrived at the same molecular strategy for sensing red light.

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

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

The bus shuddered to a halt at a red light.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman