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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Liverpool had their warning sign minutes earlier on Saturday, when their shape was at its worst.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The ecological collapse in the north is also a warning sign for other regions.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Apps that crash or freeze more often than usual are another warning sign.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The orchestra seemed only fitfully engaged with Dudamel’s direction—a warning sign amid hoopla.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The ecological collapse in the north is also a warning sign for other regions.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Apps that crash or freeze more often than usual are another warning sign.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The orchestra seemed only fitfully engaged with Dudamel’s direction—a warning sign amid hoopla.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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 19 Oct. 2025.
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