How to Use forewarn in a Sentence

forewarn

verb

• I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog.
• Be forewarned — a fishing trek on the Salmon is not for the faint of heart.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 7 Mar. 2018
• As the old adage says, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.
  — Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
• Then, forewarned, the good guys waited for the bad guys to foil their evil plot.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
• Be forewarned, though, the flesh is not very palatable.
  — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 30 May 2017
• Be forewarned that the queues on opening night ranged from about 20 minutes to more than an hour, even at the end of the night.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
• Take a look, but be forewarned that the images are gruesome.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2019
• Here’s our top picks, and be forewarned a lot of these sale prices involve mail-in rebates.
  — Ian Paul, PCWorld, 2 Nov. 2018
• Be forewarned: the crowd on my night could be ruthless about wrong answers.
  — Max Maller, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
• But be forewarned: You may get distracted by the views.
  — Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Just be forewarned that Slimer, the green ghost, will likely bust straight through your torso.
  — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2018
• But be forewarned: These image files can take up a lot of storage.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2019
• No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2018
• The government of Puerto Rico said it was not forewarned about the change.
  — Katie Zezima, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018
• He’s been forewarned about not throwing the risky passes that lose Super Bowls.
  — John Holler, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 29 Jan. 2020
• Again, those still hoping to be surprised, be forewarned.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 23 Dec. 2019
• Be forewarned: The event’s family friendly, but leave your dogs at home.
  — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 May 2017
• Be forewarned that either side can be slippery when wet.
  — Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
• Parking and Wi-Fi are free, but be forewarned there’s a $34.99 nightly resort fee.
  — Alison Darosa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Oct. 2017
• But be forewarned, this method will turn your toothbrush yellow.
  — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 19 Apr. 2016
• Howard County police said they had been forewarned that ICE might be deploying in the area.
  — Oyin Adedoyin, baltimoresun.com, 28 June 2019
• Be forewarned though: the trucker hat, a polarizing choice, is also on the rise.
  — Alex Badia, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
• That’s why, faced with a fearsome flu season, Spinney turns to an old adage: forewarned is forearmed.
  — Lily Rothman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
• Now in the autumn, the cooling of the air had forewarned them, on some primordial level, of their own impending death.
  — Mark O’Connell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2017
• But be forewarned: This is brand-new technology with a whole lot of unknowns.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2019
• The United States on Wednesday issued its own denial that it had been forewarned of Modi’s plans.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019
• Regardless of how the robbers pulled off the burglary without dying in the house, please be forewarned that this could happen.
  — Leslie Sargent Eskildsen, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2017
• Still, forewarned is forearmed, and there was also criticism about the sound mixing for Nolan's 2020 film, Tenet.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2023
• Be forewarned: The road to get there has been dubbed the second deadliest road on the planet by the World Health Organization.
  — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
• The abrupt closing, though, caught many off-guard, including the council, mayor and police who were not forewarned.
  — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024