alerted

Example Sentences

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Cheshire Police were alerted in September and an investigation began to trace the person responsible.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The rider would then be alerted via either visual signals on the frame, vibrations in the handlebars or through technology inside their helmet.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

A photograph on 4 May in Northumberland showed damage to her feathers before gamekeepers in the Lammermuirs noticed the bird was in pain and alerted the charity behind the conservation project.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Local health departments have alerted residents to the potential for measles exposures at doctors offices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan