alerted
Example Sentences
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As he fled the officers, he alerted his friends at home, who called 911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Around 5:20 p.m., officials were alerted to a Cessna plane that caught fire when it crash-landed onto one of three airstrips at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
After the van driver alerted police to the device in his van, the centre was evacuated in what was later described as a hoax bomb alert.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
She quickly alerted our parents, and my uncle went to investigate.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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