alerted
Example Sentences
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As the volcano’s activity continues to ramp up, high-level decision-makers are alerted that this situation could become a major catastrophe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Commercial satellite companies, which provide the government with services, have detected Chinese activities and have alerted us. Otherwise, we’d be clueless about a lot of what’s going on.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio performed a service two years ago when he alerted the public to a Russian nuclear anti-satellite weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Residents said they had been alerted to the emergency by neighbours, who went along the corridors banging on doors and telling people to get out of the building.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Another guard, alerted by the noise, ran over.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
