alerted
Example Sentences
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Residents said they had been alerted to the emergency by neighbours, who went along the corridors banging on doors and telling people to get out of the building.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Raman shot back, saying she had alerted the mayor’s office about the nuisance property 10 months earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
As he fled the officers, he alerted his friends at home, who called 911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Empress, suddenly alerted by the nurse’s questions, guessed that.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
