Example Sentences

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If the world had heeded his 2015 TED talk warning of the need to prepare for a pandemic, the suffering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could have been “dramatically less,” he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

He said his generation of scientists had heeded "warnings" about the power of science and "the risks" involved if such power is not "handled correctly".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2024

The Israeli military said “hundreds of thousands” of Palestinians had heeded the warning and headed south.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

Or he may come to wish he had heeded his own words, spoken during a podcast interview this year when asked if he would consider returning to Disney.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Frodo looked at Aragorn, but he seemed deep in his own thought and made no sign that he had heeded Boromir’s words.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien