Warnings
[wɔ:nɪŋz]
Examples
- The girl still held Oliver fast by the hand, and continued to pour into his ear, the warnings and assurances she had already imparted. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The chill of Mrs. Fairfax's warnings, and the damp of her doubts were upon me: something of unsubstantiality and uncertainty had beset my hopes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The mysterious warnings and intimations of Cassy, so far from discouraging his soul, in the end had roused it as with a heavenly call. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The objective man, at the same time, may find even in the vehement pages of Nietzsche warnings and criticisms which the friends of democracy should not disrega rd. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Warnings of frosts and of freezing weather have enabled the growers of such products to protect and save large quantities of valuable plants. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- With these fears upon me, I began either to imagine or recall that I had had mysterious warnings of this man's approach. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- There is no sign of that; we would have had warnings long ago. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- His expression was pleading rather than ferocious, nor did he bare his great tusks or utter his fearful guttural warnings. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- One of the most valuable services rendered is that of the warnings of cyclonic storms for the benefit of marine interests. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We have had several warnings that an attempt might be made upon it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Agriculturists also derive great advantage from these warnings, especially those engaged in the production of fruits, vegetables and other market garden products. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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