a shot across the bows in a sentence

Examples

1. Now, that's hardly a shot across the bow, is it?
2. It seems the only thing " Nukes4Tots " understands is a shot across the bow.
3. It may be a shot across the bow to Boston ownership to get its act together.
4. This is a shot across the bow giving a heads up to improve the article lead.
5. Often, the request comes seemingly without warning, almost as a shot across the bow.
6. It's a shot across the bows of the people who run European football ."
7. You could see this as a shot across the bow, that he not get too cozy.
8. The lead tank stopped at the river and fired a shot across the bow of fleeing Vietnamese boats.
9. The just-resolved United Parcel Service strike was a shot across the bow of the inflationless 1990s.
10. "It's a shot across the bow, " said Sen . Jim Bunni.