How to Use warning in a Sentence

warning

noun
  • Let that be a warning to you.
  • We had no warning of the dangers that were ahead of us.
  • The storm struck without warning.
  • She gave me a warning about the difficulties of the job.
  • Without any warning she turned around and ran.
  • I was stopped for speeding, but the policeman just gave me a warning.
  • She issued a stern warning against making changes too quickly.
  • And this was an event with warning.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • What does a red flag warning mean?
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • What does a red flag warning mean?
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • What does a red flag warning mean?
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • What does a red flag warning mean?
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There was no growl, no warning bark.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And so the warning is like, what is the cost of the push-through?
    Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Be ready to leave as soon as a warning arrives.
    James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • No warning, no sign of anything wrong with the car.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • There are real warnings to take from that.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That’s part of what makes her warning so pointed.
    Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • The warnings come amid a widening war.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That is a warning light for schools built around the old model.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Keep in mind that a flood warning is more severe than a flood watch.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Again, a warning, not a sell signal.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • But there are some warning signals.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • That silence was the first warning.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Where in Iowa is under a red flag warning?
    Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Flight 5342 did not get any such warning.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Gallup poll is therefore a warning.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The first time, West gave Grant a warning and sent him on his way.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Phones buzzed with warnings all night warning of flash floods in the morning.
    Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • The warnings have been in effect at some beaches for more than three weeks.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

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