cautionary in the PONS Dictionary

cautionary Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cautionary set-off
a cautionary tale
cautionary instruction

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Universal precautions recognized worldwide are the cautionary rule-of-thumb for this field of professional cleaning.
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The list is reprinted in slightly different variations in any number of project management books as a cautionary tale.
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Both of these rules of hunting are codified in cautionary myths.
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Its meaning is propitious as well as cautionary.
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He considers the book a cautionary tale against diagnosing someone without really knowing them, and about the need to avoid confirmation bias.
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He published comic illustrated cautionary tales from 1859, achieving his most notable works in the 1870s.
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Their cautionary words are as true in our own time.
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He has become somewhat of a cautionary tale against football players leaving school early.
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This is more than just a cautionary tale about bullying and the dangerous consequences it has for our young characters.
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However, science fiction's depictions of technologically enhanced humans or other posthuman beings frequently come with a cautionary twist.
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