How to Use fair warning in a Sentence
fair warning
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The polyester lining is plenty warm (a fair warning to people who, like me, have feet that sometimes run hot) for the cold days ahead this winter.
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Danielle Calma,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Nov. 2025
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This is a fair warning even for non-believers, like this secular Jewish writer who loves her Dysport.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Moviegoers heading into The Silence of the Lambs had been given fair warning about the film’s many shocks.
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Brian Raftery,
Longreads,
29 Jan. 2026
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My personal favorite place to go during the holidays is Covent Garden—but, fair warning, it will be crowded.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2025
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When reserved for those hours spent indoors, the pair offers an insulated, cushioned barrier between my feet and the floor, and the polyester lining is plenty warm—a fair warning for people like me whose feet tend to run hot.
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Danielle Calma,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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