warn off

verb

warned off; warning off; warns off

: to tell (someone) to go or stay away in order to avoid danger or trouble

The neighbors warned us off their land.

Examples of warn off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The report said the Type 054B frigate Luohe warned off Japanese vessels, while J-15 fighters operating from the carrier intercepted Japanese P-3C maritime patrol aircraft. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

In April 1973, the city was pursuing misdemeanor charges against the sender, and Hicklin had been warned off appearing on a KMPC Christmas parade float because someone had threatened to shoot him. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

People pointed to enormous rocks that had been washed downriver during the earlier floods, as others standing on a suspension bridge over the water were warned off with whistles. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

However, Beyoncé warns off her adversary with freestyle energy in her own version. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for warn off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff