Explore Greenlighting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Greenlighting in a sentence
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Greenlighting meaning
present participle and gerund of greenlight
Using Greenlighting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of greenlight
- In the example corpus, greenlighting often appears in combinations such as: greenlighting the, greenlighting it.
Context around Greenlighting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Greenlighting
- In this selection, "greenlighting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, netflix, disney, congress, discrimination, 702 and russia stand out and add context to how "greenlighting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include committees and greenlighting when or and condoned further greenlighting the harassment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "greenlighting" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with greenlighting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The ballot measure has been widely criticized as greenlighting discrimination. (10 words)
The Coalition to Protect Kids – NY says an upcoming ballot proposal would ban parents from greenlighting their child’s transgender surgery. (21 words)
The renewal debate ended with Congress greenlighting 702 for a short-term extension through mid-April, leaving its provisions unchanged for now. (22 words)
Oh, and I'm officially greenlighting a "Lucy McBath" movie, and I expect a Best Actress nomination -- not Best Supporting, Best (Zoe Saldana or Kerry Washington), not Emma Stone or Mandy Moore or whoever they cast to play Handel. (39 words)
This has led to Netflix greenlighting an animated series reboot of the novels and movie, which will see the entire cast of the 2010 action comedy back to voice their characters from the film. (34 words)
Some can even detect traffic accidents and trigger an EMS response, and then help that EMS vehicle get to the scene of an accident faster by greenlighting it through traffic signals. (31 words)
Example sentences (14)
One of the House Speaker’s roles is to function as a traffic cop, directing bills to committees and greenlighting when or if they are introduced to the floor.
This has led to Netflix greenlighting an animated series reboot of the novels and movie, which will see the entire cast of the 2010 action comedy back to voice their characters from the film.
Ultimately, the success of the short film led to Disney greenlighting the now beloved series, which saw both Hernandez and Welliver return as guest stars throughout the first season.
Some can even detect traffic accidents and trigger an EMS response, and then help that EMS vehicle get to the scene of an accident faster by greenlighting it through traffic signals.
The ballot measure has been widely criticized as greenlighting discrimination.
The Coalition to Protect Kids – NY says an upcoming ballot proposal would ban parents from greenlighting their child’s transgender surgery.
The renewal debate ended with Congress greenlighting 702 for a short-term extension through mid-April, leaving its provisions unchanged for now.
Weeks before Russia launched its war in Ukraine, declared themselves in a “no limits” relationship — widely seen as in effect greenlighting Russia’s February 2022 invasion.
For us, the greenlighting process starts with storytellers with a really passionate vision for the series they want to create or the film they want to make.
So naturally, Netflix will let the team finish the series on their terms, greenlighting the fifth and final season of the show.
The Tories are indicating that anti-Muslim bigotry is supported and condoned, further greenlighting the harassment and discrimination British Muslims face on our streets and in our institutions.
Oh, and I'm officially greenlighting a "Lucy McBath" movie, and I expect a Best Actress nomination -- not Best Supporting, Best (Zoe Saldana or Kerry Washington), not Emma Stone or Mandy Moore or whoever they cast to play Handel.
Why Fark keeps greenlighting it and the other English rags is beyond me because there's so much legitimate BS we could be mocking relentlessly.
Hodgson and Mallon provided a seven-minute demo reel, which led to the network greenlighting MST3K as one of the first two shows picked up by the network.
Common combinations with greenlighting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- greenlighting the 3×
- greenlighting it 2×