without warning
Example Sentences
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While 764 is mostly active on encrypted platforms, their content is also being shared on social media—a place where kids can come across it without warning.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Then, without warning, their systems began to shut down.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Still, big earthquakes can happen without warning, and it’s part of the risk of living in places like California and Nevada.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Dozens of inmates from Evin’s highest-security section 209, run by the Revolutionary Guard’s intelligence agency, were moved, without warning, to undisclosed facilities elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
They exchange knowing looks and then, without warning, they tear across to the other side of the yard, their cupped hands held high.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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