: serving as an alarm, signal, summons, or admonition
a warning bell
a warning shot
Synonyms
Examples of warning in a Sentence
Noun
She gave me a warning about the difficulties of the job.
She issued a stern warning against making changes too quickly.
Let that be a warning to you.
We had no warning of the dangers that were ahead of us.
Without any warning she turned around and ran.
The storm struck without warning.
I was stopped for speeding, but the policeman just gave me a warning.
Adjective
usually gave her trademark warning look when the children were getting out of hand
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Ron Elving, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Not too much importance should be attached to one quarter’s numbers, but they still can be seen as a warning of what to expect from an economic policy that puts government in the driver’s seat while, to mix metaphors, throwing private initiative under the (electric) bus.
—The Editors, National Review, 26 Apr. 2024
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Noun
But as Greene has said, the existence of her motion serves as a warning.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Not too much importance should be attached to one quarter’s numbers, but they still can be seen as a warning of what to expect from an economic policy that puts government in the driver’s seat while, to mix metaphors, throwing private initiative under the (electric) bus.
—The Editors, National Review, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Warning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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