alerted
Example Sentences
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The LFB was alerted just after 11:30 BST and has deployed 20 fire engines to the scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
I alerted the organizations involved in rescuing monuments threatened by war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The other man carried on and was eventually able to get help from a passing motorist, who alerted authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The local authority removed the links when alerted to the situation by the BBC, but did not respond to a request for comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Myrna would drive him right into the alerted arms of some psychiatrist.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
