Sentence examples for it was warning shots from inspiring English sources

First it was warning shots, but when the Mavi Marmara wouldn't stop these warnings turned into an attack," she said.

Ostensibly, these measures were warning shots, suggesting that Russia would defend its economic interests if Ukraine abolished trade barriers with the EU.

There were warning shots then a cacophony of gunfire.

Most were warning shots, but 15 involved the pellets called "stinger rounds," which sometimes penetrate the skin.

The first shots the victims heard had been warning shots fired to get them to keep their distance.

His lawyer said these had been warning shots - responding to a hail of missiles - and cited an autopsy report indicating the boy had been hit by a ricocheting bullet.

In his memoirs Large recalls that the last shots he fired on active duty were warning shots.

Bahrain's ambassador to the United States said that if army forces did fire live ammunition, "Probably they were warning shots only".

They were supposed to be warning shots fired into the ground this was a tactic we used in rural areas with dirt roads.

Asked if the police had fired any warning shots, he said, "I cannot verify if any warnings shots were fired, but it is procedural for warning shots to be fired first".

If everything went to shit, according to Flavel, it could be due to "warning shots being fired by either US or Chinese vessels".