sternly warn

Examples (10)

• The teacher sternly warned the students against cheating.
• He was sternly warned by his parents to improve his grades.
• The judge sternly warned the defendant about disrupting the court.
• She sternly warned him not to repeat such behavior.
• The captain sternly warned the crew of the approaching storm.
• "Do not cross that line," he sternly warned.
• Having been sternly warned once, she was careful not to make the same mistake again.
• The supervisor sternly warned the employee about consistent lateness.
• Despite being sternly warned, he continued to ignore the rules.
• The doctor sternly warned his patient about the dangers of smoking.