alerted
Example Sentences
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Another factor was the lack of a transponder on the fire engine, which would have automatically alerted air traffic controllers that the aircraft and the truck were on a collision course, according to investigators.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The agency said that it alerted the appropriate Illinois law enforcement agency of its findings, and the Illinois agency did not deem it to be an actionable threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
A garlicky smell once alerted him to the presence of arsenic in sugar, while the spill of a concentrated solution cut through clothing “like the blow of a scimitar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
West Midlands Fire Service said it was alerted to a large grass fire near Stourbridge Golf Club in the Racecourse Lane area.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The sound swells, as if alerted by our quiet words to the proximity of live flesh.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
