warning sign
noun
: something which shows that something else will happen
Falling prices may be a warning sign of a recession.
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The scale isn’t a warning sign.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Your skin begins to change its color and might even feel warm, which experts say is a warning sign.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Disconnection has become a warning sign across age groups.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
But the Commerce seizure was not the first warning sign pointing at Devastating Pyrotechnics that Cal Fire did not thoroughly investigate.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Your skin begins to change its color and might even feel warm, which experts say is a warning sign.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Disconnection has become a warning sign across age groups.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
But the Commerce seizure was not the first warning sign pointing at Devastating Pyrotechnics that Cal Fire did not thoroughly investigate.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for warning sign
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“Warning sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20sign. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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