cautionary
Example Sentences
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Spirit’s collapse is a cautionary tale for people who hoard company loyalty points, said Katy Nastro, a travel expert at the travel site Going.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Still, we keep seeing agent disasters that serve as cautionary tales.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
She feels Didion’s novel urges women to reconnect with themselves, using protagonist Maria as a cautionary tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Such cautionary fantasies attach relationship failures to supernatural forces.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
One of the reasons the Burr-Hamilton duel became legendary as the most famous duel in American history is its cautionary role as the most memorable example of how not to do it.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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