warning sign

noun

: something which shows that something else will happen

Falling prices may be a warning sign of a recession.

Examples of warning sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, investors got a warning sign ahead of Friday’s jobs report when Automatic Data Processing (ADP) released its labor market data on Wednesday. —Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024

The widening fundraising gap is a warning sign for Trump, who has been saddled with paying off legal bills in his multiple court cases. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024

Khan’s bid for reelection in May will be the UK’s first major vote in this strange new world, a precursor to a national election happening some time this year—and, quite possibly, a warning sign of how dangerous the merging of populism, extremism, and technology has become. —Peter Guest, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024

Another warning sign is the demand for sensitive information, such as private keys or passwords. —Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024

Time is on your side, and doubt is your warning sign to sit tight. —Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024

The study authors predicted the migrant birds listened to infrasound — sound at frequencies too low for humans to hear — associated with the storms and heeded it as a warning sign. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024

That’s a major warning sign in one of the most competitive battleground states, which Biden narrowly carried in 2020. —Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024

Another warning sign is if the elephants perform in shows or demonstrations, like painting, Higgins said. —Mary Jo Dilonardo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024