Cautionary

This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.

It's a cautionary tale.

The company's journey to bankruptcy presented a cautionary tale on the pitfalls of corporate greed.

Algerians are well aware that what happened to Libya is a cautionary tale.

It was simply a cautionary measure.

The recently exiled dictator is a cautionary tale against putting nerds in power.

Most parents were optimistic, but others sounded a cautionary note.