How to Use admonition in a Sentence

admonition

noun
  • He offered words of advice and admonition.
  • What's hard is to feel the storm rise and yet, obey that hard admonition.
    — Author: Leonard Pitts, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The public saw the admonition as a red flag.
    — Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
  • All of these movies, the good and the not so good, are prime candidates for my late lunch admonition.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2020
  • The way these three mock parental admonitions is spot-on satire, and alive with affection.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But, shorn of their powers, their admonitions lack teeth, and women now shrug them off.
    — Washington Post, 17 June 2018
  • Cheryl Crowe said out loud, drawing an admonition from a bailiff.
    — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2017
  • And that is a good admonition and a good warning to all of our friends in law enforcement.
    — Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • To protect our health, admonitions to stay inside won’t be enough.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
  • Each session starts with an admonition to make sure the door is closed in case someone tips off the police.
    — Alec Luhn / Moscow, Time, 18 Dec. 2019
  • While my spirit was drawn towards the heavens, yet my aunt’s admonitions weighed me down.
    — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Ornstein told him to stay in shape, run sprints, stay out of trouble, the usual admonitions.
    — Chadd Cripe, idahostatesman, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The admonition was met with silence in the courtroom.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Roden wasn’t sure about the Arizona admonition to turn off your lights.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • Don’t let someone older cramp your style with their advice or admonitions.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
  • This incident is a harsh admonition that there is so much more work to be done and many more barriers to break down.
    — Delbert Whetter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2023
  • And all surfers know the admonition about going out with a buddy, or at least when there are others in the water.
    — Mylène Dressler, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Still, the general admonition against stocks for retirees doesn’t fit all sizes.
    — Russ Wiles, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Your suggestions were valid, and the admonition to shower before work was good, but that may not be enough.
    — cleveland, 24 May 2021
  • Healy didn’t hesitate to use her own triumph as the basis of an admonition.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • Besides writing diss tracks to their haters, the group produced a gentle admonition to their fans.
    — Kat Moon, Time, 19 Feb. 2020
  • We’ve all been warned not to walk alone in certain parks, and sometimes those admonitions are justified.
    — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • As my dentist told me with only the scarcest possible note of admonition, the best time to go to the dentist is now.
    — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2021
  • They have not been met with the stern admonition to stay home that has greeted earlier mass gatherings.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Around the first bend, a giant bull emerged from the steaming fog, presiding over his own islet of mud, horns raised in admonition.
    — Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • His admonition might have been to politicians and voters, but the media should pay close attention as well.
    — Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • His admonition is even more urgent today.
    — Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Willis refused to give yes-or-no answers to simple questions, drawing at least two admonitions from the judge.
    — Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • At a lengthy hearing in 2021, a judge gave him a stern admonition but declined to send him back to jail.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The list of rules for riders includes admonitions to remain seated and to hold onto the raft handles at all times.
    — Matt Campbell robert A. Cronkleton and Eric Adler, kansascity, 7 Aug. 2016

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