alerted
Example Sentences
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The Mariners had alerted him after the first pick — infielder Eli Willits, by the Washington Nationals — that they would take him with the third, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was also likely a means to galvanize himself against how that experience alerted him to the omnipresent nearness of death.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Once alerted to the allegations against her, investigators seem to have honed in quickly on Zhykovych, 50, and Reut, 34, using Berezovska's phone records.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Le Pen testified during the appeals trial that she was unaware she was breaking any laws in hiring assistants, adding that the European Parliament should have alerted her to any problems with the party practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
If necessary, the Owslafa could be alerted in almost no time at all and so could Captain Campion, or whatever officer might be patrolling the outskirts of the warren.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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