cautionary tale

Frequency: 8.022.5 per million words

A story that gives a warning about a particular danger, problem, or type of behavior.

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  • The company's collapse serves as a cautionary tale for others in the industry.
  • The novel serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of greed.
  • His story of online dating gone wrong is a classic cautionary tale.
  • His business failure remains a cautionary tale for young entrepreneurs.
  • The rise and fall of the ancient empire remains a powerful cautionary tale about hubris.
  • The movie is a cautionary tale regarding the impact of social media on privacy.
  • Her experience with the fad diet became a cautionary tale for her friends.
  • Many traditional folk stories are essentially cautionary tales for children.
  • The story of Easter Island is often told as a cautionary tale about resource depletion.
  • She shared her experience as a cautionary tale to help others avoid the same mistakes.
  • The film is a dark, futuristic cautionary tale about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
  • The environmental disaster is a cautionary tale of what happens when regulations are ignored.
  • The famous court case provides a cautionary tale against signing contracts without reading them.
  • Historians often view the fall of the empire as a cautionary tale for modern governments.
  • He told his children the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' as a cautionary tale.
  • His descent into debt is a cautionary tale about living beyond one's means.
  • The social media platform's rapid decline is a cautionary tale for tech startups.
  • The script was written as a cautionary tale against drug abuse.
  • Let this be a cautionary tale: always back up your important files.
  • Experts point to this project as a cautionary tale of poor planning.