alerted
Example Sentences
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He said a fellow villager had alerted police in the middle of the night after spotting the vans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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
But at least by being alerted to the scam, they could start taking the necessary steps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Philippines Red Cross said it was alerted to the incident at 14:00 local time and had dispatched an ambulance with four paramedics to provide life-saving assistance.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
But publicity generated by the case alerted the world’s reinsurance industry to avoid North Korea, and fraud wound down.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
