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Greenlight in a sentence

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Greenlight | Greenlighted | Greenlighting | Greenlights

Greenlight meaning

  1. To approve; to permit to proceed.
  2. To approve or requisition the harming or death of; to put a hit out on.

Using Greenlight

  • The main meaning on this page is: To approve; to permit to proceed. | To approve or requisition the harming or death of; to put a hit out on.
  • In the example corpus, greenlight often appears in combinations such as: the greenlight, greenlight the, to greenlight.

Context around Greenlight

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eckhardt 1× immediately 1× shareholders 1× formal 1×

Often after:

capital 3× spinoffs 1×

Sentence patterns with Greenlight

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a formal greenlight 1× congress to greenlight another large 1× continue to greenlight spinoffs and 1× court will greenlight his execution 1× did eckhardt greenlight the lecture 1× didn t greenlight more seasons 1× disney to greenlight the project 1× from greenlight to completion 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after it aired 1× amazon s confidence 1× and the change 1× champagne cocktail white 1× cwm llc lifted 1× flanagan and trevor 1×

Common sentence endings:

a formal greenlight 1× and efficient way 1× box office failure 1× for the movie 1× from the stable 1× greenlight a prequel 1×

Words around Greenlight

Just before it in the word index:

greenlife 4 greenlief 2 greenlee 18 greenleaf 42 greenlawn 11 greenlaw 13

Just after it in the word index:

greenlighted 22 greenlighting 14 greenlights 8 greenline 2 greenlit 87 greenlots 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abatement 88 abductions 88 absurdly 88 aggressiveness 88 angler 88 asl 88

Corpus analysis for Greenlight

  • In this selection, "greenlight" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eckhardt, immediately, shareholders, capital and spinoffs stand out and add context to how "greenlight" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a formal greenlight and congress to greenlight another large. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "greenlight" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and absurdly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with greenlight

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Did Eckhardt greenlight the lecture? (5 words)

From greenlight to completion took just 17 months. (8 words)

And the change has now received shareholders’ greenlight. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Just know that at this moment, Apple has not yet granted a greenlight for Season 3. However, David S. Goyer did confirm in our interview that all of the season’s episodes have been written, and some pre-production work has been completed. (43 words)

Flanagan and Trevor Macy, his partner at Intrepid Pictures, pitched the potential film to James Gunn and Peter Safran over a year ago, and it looks like the idea won over the new DC bosses as they've issued a formal greenlight. (42 words)

After it aired, showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Georgaris told Deadline they’d written it as a series finale on the chance NBC didn’t greenlight more seasons, and that it’d already been written prior to Hollywood strikes. (39 words)

Question examples

Did Eckhardt greenlight the lecture? (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

Amazon's confidence in is evident, as they continue to greenlight spinoffs and embrace the unique essence of the series.

Did Eckhardt greenlight the lecture?

From greenlight to completion took just 17 months.

Geoffrey Macnab looks back at Oscar history and says the awards have always been turbulent and continue to reflect the biases of those who greenlight the movies.

Greenlight is compatible with various money apps, making it easy for parents and kids to manage their finances in a convenient and efficient way.

He said fans should push Disney to greenlight the project and start production for the movie.

Just know that at this moment, Apple has not yet granted a greenlight for Season 3. However, David S. Goyer did confirm in our interview that all of the season’s episodes have been written, and some pre-production work has been completed.

Meantime, Griffin spends her days advocating for better care at the Harris County jail and pushing House Bill 3434, which would greenlight a comprehensive study of jail issues.

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Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in Greenlight Capital Re by 18.8% during the third quarter.

Rodriguez added that Netflix had asked him for “ franchise probably won’t stop at just one sequel; they’ll greenlight as many as Rodriguez is willing to make.

Thanks to was already on the air for a decade and had become an iconic sitcom when CBS decided to expand the universe and greenlight a prequel.

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Greenlight Capital Re by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter.

When taking into account marketing costs, the loss could even have reached $100 million, and no studio would immediately greenlight a sequel to such a box office failure.

After it aired, showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Georgaris told Deadline they’d written it as a series finale on the chance NBC didn’t greenlight more seasons, and that it’d already been written prior to Hollywood strikes.

And the change has now received shareholders’ greenlight.

Champagne Cocktail, White Pearl and Mary’s Greenlight are the other three runners from the stable.

CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Greenlight Capital Re by 37.3% during the second quarter.

Flanagan and Trevor Macy, his partner at Intrepid Pictures, pitched the potential film to James Gunn and Peter Safran over a year ago, and it looks like the idea won over the new DC bosses as they've issued a formal greenlight.

For Congress to greenlight another large aid package for Ukraine, lawmakers will want to see commitments from European allies to fund a significant share of the costs.

For more than a year, Joseph Clifton Smith, a man who says he is intellectually disabled, has sat on death row, waiting to find out if the Supreme Court will greenlight his execution.

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Common combinations with greenlight

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "greenlight" in a sentence?
An example: "Amazon's confidence in is evident, as they continue to greenlight spinoffs and embrace the unique essence of the series." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "greenlight" from authentic English texts.
What does "greenlight" mean?
Greenlight means: To approve; to permit to proceed.
How many example sentences with "greenlight" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "greenlight", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.