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.
• The warnings appear to users within the state of Texas.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
• The first time, West gave Grant a warning and sent him on his way.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023
• The suit alleges that Parker failed to act on any of the warnings.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• Areas under the warning are to the north and east of Kansas City.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
• The warning light came on during three previous flights: on Dec. 7, Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 — the day before the door plug broke off.
  — Claire Rush, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
• The snow has since tapered off in many areas, but coastal flood warnings remain in effect across the region.
  — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
• Strangest of all, the Southern toad’s warning vibration sounds like an outtake from an Aphex Twin record.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2023
• When the Kansas City Chiefs’ defenders returned to the sideline for the two-minute warning Sunday night, the season was in their hands.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
• White House Plumbers shouldn’t require a spoiler warning.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
• Flash flood warnings were issued across all five New York City boroughs on Friday as heavy rain hit the region.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• An excessive heat warning is in effect for the Louisville-area from 12 p.m. Thursday to 11 p.m. Friday.
  — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2023
• The punishments ranged from six players banned from baseball for life to stern warnings for others.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• Then, suddenly, without warning, Quanny hit the stage with a toddler in his arms, rolling about 35 deep.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Mar. 2024
• The statement said residents there received warning alerts that were lifted later in the night.
  — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
• So far, Self’s December warning about KU’s 3-point shooting has come true.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• High temperatures and wind gusts put much of Hawaii under a red flag warning for fire risk when the wildfires broke out, but the exact cause of the blaze is still unknown.
  — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
• But time is slipping away fast, even as the administration issues warnings about the dire state of affairs in Ukraine.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• American Dream was released with little warning, as the set was announced on Jan. 9 and premiered on Jan. 12.
  — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2024
• This is a pretty obvious nudge and a warning for all readers and reviewers.
  — Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
• Without warning, Dylan then suddenly emerged from the men’s room.
  — Robert Greenfield, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2023
• Aware of the chatter, Egyptian officials have issued their own stern warnings.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
• Cymbals like eerie warning bells, a kick that resonated like a slow-motion earthquake.
  — Jonathan Rowe and Chris Schwartz, SPIN, 2 Nov. 2023
• After a few warnings, and another night of Tupac stepping on someone else’s verse, Shock had had enough.
  — Staci Robinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024