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
In January, a vessel from Manta went missing after the crew alerted family members that drones and aircraft were following them, family members said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
A citizens' group said on social media that one resident in the street where the explosion happened had alerted authorities after smelling a possible gas leak.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Initially, we discounted this scenario because we assumed medical staff would be alerted if a diabetic patient had accidentally been given dextrose instead of insulin.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Their presence in Africa would astonish us, if the presence of Indonesian people on Madagascar had not already alerted us to Africa’s prehistoric Asian connection.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
