be alert
Example Sentences
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But policymakers will be alert to signs that the energy shock is spilling over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Smout urged everyone to be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting and cold hands and feet.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
That means investors trying to predict where Bitcoin goes next will have to be alert to where the U.S.-Iran talks go and how durable any agreement reached appears to be.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Investors will be alert to comments from top executives about future AI activity which could impact stocks and markets.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
No matter how normal that is for me, I can’t get myself to stop shaking ’cause I can be alert as all hell right now and it won’t change what’s going down mad soon.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
