alerted

Example Sentences

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They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who, along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

By that time, one of the law enforcement sources said, officials at Clark’s school were alerted and data from license plate readers were being scanned for any sign of the car he had taken.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

He said Sally Jones had alerted him to the damage.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The WHO was alerted to the emergence of a high-mortality disease on May 5 after the deaths of, among others, four healthcare workers in four days in the area of Mongbwalu.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Word of the French moves alerted the militia.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen