alerted
Example Sentences
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After the van driver alerted police to the device in his van, the centre was evacuated in what was later described as a hoax bomb alert.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
The agency said that it alerted the appropriate Illinois law enforcement agency of its findings, and the Illinois agency did not deem it to be an actionable threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
On Saturday, visitors alerted staff after spotting 10 Nile crocodiles hatching without any human intervention.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Pet Bulene’s new taxi was parked in front, for Pet had been alerted the night before to take the Williams girls to the morning train for San Francisco.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
