alerted
Example Sentences
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A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase in Gloucestershire last weekend.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Krasner reacted angrily, the judge wrote, warning that anyone who alerted the court to the discord would face “consequences, whatever they may be,” which some lawyers understood to mean potential firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He said a fellow villager had alerted police in the middle of the night after spotting the vans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The boys hurried to the village and alerted everyone that lions had attacked the cattle.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
