Example Sentences

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With luck, such dismal sale results will caution against a repeat before more damage is done.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2020

I will caution that I am a slight outlier on this particular question.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2019

That is why some baseball coaches will caution their athletes to try easier — a paradoxical command on the road to true wisdom about the nature of trying.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2017

They will caution against borrowing from a retirement plan, because homeowners risk hefty penalties and an income-tax bill if they fail to follow loan-repayment terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2015

All officers concerned will rigidly enforce fire discipline, and will caution their men to fire only when they can be see the enemy.

From History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition by Parker, John H. (John Henry)