warning signal
Example Sentences
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Acute pain acts as a warning signal, starting when injured tissue, such as a stubbed toe, sends messages through the spinal cord to the brain.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Historically, the absence of a year-end rally has carried a warning signal.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 21, 2025
“We finally have a tactical euphoria warning signal for the first time in 5 years, and for the first time in 18 years excluding COVID,” wrote credit strategists at Deutsche Bank, led by Steve Caprio.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Liverpool's relative stroll towards a 20th title carries a heavy warning signal to the rivals who must now attempt to knock the Premier League crown off their heads next season.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
It was a warning signal, and it was telling her now that something dreadful was going to happen.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
