alerted
Example Sentences
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Among the first to die was the man who had alerted Mulholland to the seepage — Tony Harnischfeger, who lived just below the dam with his 6-year-old son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ahmed, who was packing the car up, said he was alerted to them drowning and rushed back to the beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Using Signal, neighbors alerted one another when agents were near.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Dobrindt said that officers at train stations, airports and Germany's borders had been alerted to be on the lookout for Ballout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Marking the place where the villagers were killed, the shrine alerted future generations to the false sense of safety offered by the hill.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
