Example Sentences

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In plain English, the Fed was cautioning home buyers that it’s harder to predict the cost of an adjustable-rate mortgage than a plain vanilla fixed-rate mortgage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022

In an interview, Whitehouse was unapologetic, saying he was cautioning the court, not threatening it.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2019

His boss, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, was cautioning him to tone down his public descriptions of the Clinton investigation.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2017

Earl Sweatshirt’s mom was cautioning her son against brandishing a word without understanding its history and power.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2016

He was cautioning her to make no sound, even while his very coming brought disturbance to her first thought—her fevered patient.

From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Remington, Frederic