danger signal

Example Sentences

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Hopefully, future generations will look back on the Dengue outbreak in Puerto Rico as the catalyst for an enduringly significant societal accomplishment, not a danger signal we missed or dismissed.

From Salon • May 23, 2024

What can historians do about a danger signal as strong as the 1776 Report?

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2021

The report attributes the collision to failure to maneuver the ship away from the approaching freighter, failure to sound the danger signal and failure to try to contact the Crystal.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2017

The inquiry into the accident found that the driver of the Perth to Euston train had missed the danger signal ahead of the crash.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2012

Through it, Julius could see his appointed killer, standing on the far side, under the Imperial Box; his bright stripes were like nature’s danger signal.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks