alert

Example Sentences

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"The improvement we saw is clinically meaningful. These workers were able to stay awake and alert throughout a full eight-hour shift, which has real implications for performance, safety, and quality of life," Czeisler said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

He was alert enough the night before his death to say goodbye to his daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It is understood her arrest followed an Interpol red alert.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"If a match is found, the scanner will be given clear instructions on how to alert KitKat who will then share the evidence appropriately," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

She looked more interested, more alert, like a squirrel when she lifts herself on her hind legs and sniffs the air with instinctual intelligence.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall