alerted
Example Sentences
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She said someone who went fishing in the swamp alerted the nearby naval base and people in the town about the crash.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted just after 14:40 and nine appliances were in attendance on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He does not know if or when Walker was alerted to that possibility, or if that was the reason for the killings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
News that Powers had not landed as planned in Norway jolted the CIA, and the president was alerted immediately that the U-2 spy plane had almost certainly gone down.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
