alertly
Example Sentences
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The filly broke alertly and stayed near the front before going to the lead in midstretch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Roberts was on first base and alertly scampered back to avoid a double play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
But Riley alertly backed up the play and zipped a throw to first that completed the double play.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
Arsenal recovered and went close when Frida Maanum's powerful strike was beaten over the crossbar by Laws, and substitute Victoria Pelova's close-range strike was alertly blocked by Gemma Bonner.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023
He watched more alertly as the cat approached the spot again, just an empty patch of grass between the hornbeams and the bushes of a garden hedge, and patted the air once more.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
