cautionary
Example Sentences
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One fund offers a cautionary tale: four years and counting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Nobody expects “House of the Dragon” to be an educational exercise, or even an overt cautionary tale, any more than “Game of Thrones” was intended to be.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Despite the headlines out of the U.K.—and Roblox’s cautionary tale—Meta stock is up 5.9% this week, and Alphabet is up 3.8%.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
The film is, he said, is "another parable of parental crisis dressed up as a brightly coloured family adventure" - and a "cautionary tale about online childhoods".
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
She would take fewer than three puffs, and something in the gesture stirred something inside her, and she told her charges cautionary tales.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing cautionary
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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Tone and Point of View, List 3
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