Sentence examples for instead of a warning from inspiring English sources

Instead of a warning, the light became a mating call.

If they persisted in trying to issue a violation, instead of a warning, they faced added paperwork.

He proposes, for lesser offenders, punishments that are swift and certain but not necessarily severe: a night in jail, instead of a warning, for missing a meeting with a parole officer, say, and ten nights the next time.

In fact, I got a reassurance instead of a warning.

If you cannot provide the necessary documentation to police, you will most likely be issued a ticket instead of a warning.

Actions such as reaching immediately into your glove-box may appear suspicious or dangerous to the officer who pulled you over, which can result in a tense experience and a ticket instead of a warning.

"Instead of giving a warning, what they did was target the groups most at risk for developing ovarian cancer," specifically marketing to overweight women, blacks and Latinos, he said.

Sometimes, when a patient had a dangerously high glucose level, the device would display an error message instead of a "HI" warning.

His top tweet instead issued a warning of the "heavy price" of any prospective Labour-SNP political deal.

Instead of a fine or a warning, the border patrol officers took Roman into custody and brought her to a detention facility 200 kilometers [124 miles] away.

Instead of a fine or a warning, the border patrol officers took Roman into custody and brought her to a detention facility 200 kilometres away.