The gentle warning from the pediatrician came during a recent check-up.

A gentle warning to stop trying to manipulate people, to always be in control.

That was just a gentle warning, as you will soon learn.

As things were, Pucky had to be content with giving no more than a gentle warning.

This year, however, he continued his gentle warnings, and the housing market had already begun cooling by the start of summer.

She gives him a gentle warning: "You can't wash out the color and keep the flavor."

How many times had that gentle warning been uttered?

Pastor Cooper's soothing message was a gentle warning for us not to question why bad things happen to good people.

A gentle warning to prepare herself for bad news.

A gentle warning, you know the kind of thing?