'Warning words' is a phrase that can be used to describe certain words or phrases within a sentence that serve as a warning or caution.
It may not be a commonly used term, but it is still correct and usable in written English. Example: "Before you continue reading, please take note of the warning words in this article that may trigger strong emotions."
But this week he suggested the weekend snowstorm came without warning — words he was again forced to eat.
Nevertheless, the then secretary of state for local government and communities, Eric Pickles, heard warning words from the Environment Agency about the dangers of dredging and denounced them as "politically correct eco-fanatics".
Philip Downer, the man who headed Borders UK in the period up to its demise in 2009, offered warning words to publishers, saying they must "repurpose" to survive, or face going the way of his company and other bookselling casualties.
Lastly, a set of warning words or phrases indicating unhealthy behaviors could warn parents of things like self-harm while keeping the rest of the conversation secret.
And he had some warning words for the UK following Prime Minister David Cameron's speech last week promising a renegotiation of the country's membership of the EU.
Author Golding also offers a prescient warning, words spoken by his father-in-law, a Greek immigrant and an American success story: "A corporation is like a fish.
The Baron nearly calls him out, but a warning word from Violetta makes him offer to gamble against Alfredo instead.
Martyrdom he expected, and was seldom disappointed: he was slapped across the face without a warning word; followed by crowds; beaten up.
For an instructor to let his boys walk on this exceedingly thin ice without giving them a warning word, owing to some prudish sentimentality, would be little short of a crime.
As soon as your spouse thinks you're drifting into dangerous territory, they casually work the warning word into the conversation.
Oval the warning message and then colour it in red inside the oval) leaving the warning word black Then take the black sketch pen and highlight the edges of the paper and the oval.
