alerted
Example Sentences
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The national water agency said it was alerted to a crocodile sighting in Pandan Reservoir on 20 August.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Krasner reacted angrily, the judge wrote, warning that anyone who alerted the court to the discord would face “consequences, whatever they may be,” which some lawyers understood to mean potential firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He said a fellow villager had alerted police in the middle of the night after spotting the vans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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
Miep had also found a note under the warehouse door from Sleegers, the night watchman, who had noticed the hole and alerted the police.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
