Below you will find example sentences with "traffic lights". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Traffic Lights in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: traffic
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 19
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.4 words

Words in this phrase

traffic lights

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • traffic can mean: Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof. Common word
  • lights can mean: plural of light Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

4 way traffic lights will be 1× and the traffic lights in place 1× as at traffic lights or in 1× as at traffic lights or motorway 1× colors of traffic lights are confusing 1× controlled by traffic lights to continue 1× disruption the traffic lights will only 1× instead of traffic lights the city 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a police officer 1× a traffic and 1× colors of traffic 1× from october to 1× he added i 1× he drove through 1×

Common sentence endings:

and green lights 1× and pedestrian crossings 1× arms and hands 1× during this period 1× grubby white lamp 1× halfway traffic lights 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

road 5× red 4× set 4× street 3× use 3× lane 3× put 2× green 2× lamp 2× connected 2× city 2× police 2×

Related phrases

traffic collision traffic signals christmas lights led lights northern lights traffic management traffic safety road traffic traffic offences passenger traffic

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around traffic:

traffic management 10× road traffic 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

traffic collision traditionally used traditional rulers traditional music traditional medicine traditional leaders

Just after it in the phrase index:

traffic management traffic offences traffic safety traffic signals trafficking victims tragedy justina

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

traffic collision traffic signals traffic management traffic safety traffic offences

Same ending:

christmas lights led lights northern lights

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "traffic lights" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 4 way traffic lights will be, and the traffic lights in place, road, red and set stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with traffic collision, traffic signals, christmas lights, traffic management and road traffic, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with traffic lights

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The traffic lights paired “Stop” and “Go” semaphore arms with small red and green lights. (15 words)

One lane will remain open for alternating traffic following signalers or traffic lights during this period. (16 words)

Move left after the second traffic lights and then move right at the next set of lights. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The resident, who also spoke to Essex Highways, said: "They don’t have any permits to close the road only to put traffic lights in place and the traffic lights in place by the contractors at the new Tesco are also not correctly permitted. (44 words)

These include better handling of very dense traffic patterns and features designed to support a surge in traffic from connected devices that aren’t smartphones or computers, including smart-city tech like connected traffic lights and other types of IoT. (40 words)

Colors of traffic lights are confusing to some dichromats, as there is insufficient apparent difference between the red/amber traffic lights, and that of sodium street lamps; also, the green can be confused with a grubby white lamp. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The resident, who also spoke to Essex Highways, said: "They don’t have any permits to close the road only to put traffic lights in place and the traffic lights in place by the contractors at the new Tesco are also not correctly permitted.

Colors of traffic lights are confusing to some dichromats, as there is insufficient apparent difference between the red/amber traffic lights, and that of sodium street lamps; also, the green can be confused with a grubby white lamp.

These include better handling of very dense traffic patterns and features designed to support a surge in traffic from connected devices that aren’t smartphones or computers, including smart-city tech like connected traffic lights and other types of IoT.

Instead of traffic lights, the city takes pride in its traffic police that directs the oncoming traffic with their dance-like movement of their arms and hands.

He also said the Government warns those involved in criminal vandalisation of public amenities like street lights, lamp posts, traffic lights, etc to desist as culprits will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

He drove through another set of red trafic lights, weaving from side to side before driving through a further set of red traffic lights at 64mph, not looking to see if there were any other vehicles approaching.

A police officer is customarily set up at the stop lights at Main St and manually runs the traffic lights there.

Move left after the second traffic lights and then move right at the next set of lights.

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He added: "I saw an ambulance with its blue lights flashing struggling to get from Queenborough Corner towards the Halfway traffic lights.

The traffic lights paired “Stop” and “Go” semaphore arms with small red and green lights.

It is a crime for people to use their phone while in traffic, such as at traffic lights or motorway queues.

One lane will remain open for alternating traffic following signalers or traffic lights during this period.

The contractor can surface half the road at a time, allowing traffic controlled by traffic lights to continue to use the road.

A Traffic and Highway Patrol officer spotted the man at about 3.30pm on January 26 inside his Honda Accord Euro which was stopped at traffic lights on Victoria Road and MacArthur Street, North Parramatta.

From October to November, two-way temporary traffic lights will be in place at Station Approach Road to manage traffic.

However being stationary in traffic such as at traffic lights or in a motorway jam counts as driving, and any hand-held mobile phone use is illegal except in very limited circumstances.

However, to minimise disruption, the traffic lights will only be in place from 9.30am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, for the duration of the work – traffic should flow as normal outside of these times.

It will cost millions for the 3rd avenue plan and will restrict traffic cutting lanes from 4 lane to 2 lane, adding traffic lights and pedestrian crossings.

Meanwhile SES Victoria issued advice to the Monash, Knox and Greater Dandenong region that traffic conditions were poor due to felled trees and traffic lights not working.

The contractor plans to put in a temporary mini roundabout to aid in managing traffic while subsequent works progress, and from January 14 to 16, overnight 4-way traffic lights will be operational.

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