- present participle of caution.
cautioning
Example Sentences
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His comment came after US President Donald Trump said negotiations were being conducted in an "orderly and constructive manner", even while cautioning that US negotiators had been advised "not to rush into a deal".
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Likewise, a friend warned me against staying up through 2 a.m. for the premiere of Quentin Dupieux’s “Full Phil,” cautioning that it was the worst film they’d ever seen at Cannes in over a decade.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The maker of Tide laundry detergent and Bounty paper towels logged higher profit and sales in the fiscal third quarter, while cautioning it expects fiscal-year earnings to fall at the low end of its outlook.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“It’s up to Iran to say that the war is over,” Rowlands said, cautioning that Iranian militia allies can threaten other chokepoints, such as the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off Yemen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
I was also thinking that, as cooler observers around me had been cautioning, it would probably be saner, cheaper, and easier for Jesse to try for the University of Illinois in the fall.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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