How to Use caveat in a Sentence

caveat

noun
  • His investment advice comes with a caveat: that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.
  • But caveats aside, the boldness of the move still stands.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Cymbal got the thumbs up to move the tree, with one caveat.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There is a caveat to this, which is the old physics debate.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But the caveat here is that split is more balanced than last year.
    Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The caveat is that all ballots for this race will be cast by mail.
    Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The only caveat is that the money cannot pass through your hands.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • So that's the one caveat that just still gives me the hee bee jeebies.
    Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021
  • One caveat: The press box might be too far from the surface.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2019
  • The report was quick to point out a few caveats about its own data.
    Shannon Rooney, Philly.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • With that caveat, here are the top three ways to make fun of yourself at work and win.
    Mark Johnson, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • That caveat signals there won't be a rush back to the office this week.
    Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2020
  • There are a lot of caveats to using a space heater safely.
    Matt Jancer, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Even when neither of those caveats apply the games are still thrilling.
    Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • There is a caveat to the timeline, though, Mullen said.
    Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 21 Apr. 2018
  • One caveat – the library limits its rentals to three hours at a time.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The only caveat is that they aren’t designed for small holes.
    Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But the healthy caveat is a problem that's rearing its head again.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For parents who opt for the vaccines, there are caveats.
    Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Still, that's with the caveat that wear and tear is unpredictable.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2021
  • With those caveats laid out, what does the analysis show?
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The clients let Kenza run with the decor, with one caveat: no beige.
    Alyssa Bird, ELLE Decor, 18 May 2022
  • The one caveat, however, is the team has lost three of its last five games.
    Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The caveats: sick people should stay home and crowds should still be avoided.
    Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2020
  • But there are of, course, a few caveats and exceptions.
    Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 20 June 2019
  • Amid the excitement, though, there should be two caveats.
    Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The caveat, of course, is that Santa's many helpers need to be kept safe.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Of course, like all things that have to do with Uber, there’s a huge caveat here.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Dec. 2018
  • There is, of course, a caveat to buying these classics used.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
  • But that comes with what Cronin said is a typical caveat.
    oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2021

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