alerted
Example Sentences
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The FAA review found that an air-traffic controller alerted Marine One about the American Airlines jet, which was taking off for Pensacola, Fla., but didn’t notify the plane’s pilots of the helicopter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
They were alerted to their evacuation just the day before by Italy's consulate in Jerusalem.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
Local media reported that their outfits originally led police to believe that the victim was a delivery driver, but officials were later alerted to his identity.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Another guard, alerted by the noise, ran over.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
