Examples of admonitory in a Sentence
admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating
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And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
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John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
The majority of the pieces were delivered as lectures at churches, seminaries and universities; thus, most have the distinctly instructive and at times admonitory tone of that kind of educational talk to an audience.
—Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Those seeking a more sobering perspective on the toxic highs of celebrity may want to make the pilgrimage to the Boston area, the cradle of admonitory American puritanism.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Their messages were by turns romantic, topical, admonitory and devout, while the music was hypnotically danceable.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017
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John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
The majority of the pieces were delivered as lectures at churches, seminaries and universities; thus, most have the distinctly instructive and at times admonitory tone of that kind of educational talk to an audience.
—Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Those seeking a more sobering perspective on the toxic highs of celebrity may want to make the pilgrimage to the Boston area, the cradle of admonitory American puritanism.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Their messages were by turns romantic, topical, admonitory and devout, while the music was hypnotically danceable.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017
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“Admonitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admonitory. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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admonitory
adjective
ad·mon·i·to·ry
ad-ˈmän-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
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: expressing admonition : warning
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