alerted
Example Sentences
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Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The BBC understands that one of the men had dialled 999 himself, about an hour before a local farmer alerted police to a "large group" of masked men near the vehicles.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Krasner reacted angrily, the judge wrote, warning that anyone who alerted the court to the discord would face “consequences, whatever they may be,” which some lawyers understood to mean potential firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
A resident told UK media she had alerted emergency services after seeing three vans blocking a road near the village and a group of men wearing hoods and balaclavas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Everything about them alerted me to one fact: I was their enemy.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
