warned; warning; warns
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2
: to order to go or stay away
—often used with off
: to give a warning
warner
noun
Examples of warn in a Sentence
I had been warned about the difficulties of the job.
She warned me that the stove was still hot.
“This won't be easy,” he warned.
Nobody warned me about the dangers.
I warned him to be careful, but he didn't listen to me.
She warned us not to go too close to the fire.
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There was no evacuation warning ahead of the air raid.
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Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Some battleground states took multiple days in 2020 to determine a clear winner in the presidential race then, and elections analysts are warning the same could be the case this year as well.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Some battleground states took multiple days in 2020 to determine a clear winner in the presidential race then, and elections analysts are warning the same could be the case this year as well.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Warn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warn. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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