alerted
Example Sentences
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Among the first to die was the man who had alerted Mulholland to the seepage — Tony Harnischfeger, who lived just below the dam with his 6-year-old son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Emergency services were alerted after the two men fell and Silcox, 56, from Pontnewydd in Cwmbran died two hours later.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In two separate incidents, it alerted guards to men standing on rooftops who were able to be talked down, chief product officer Yuka Suzuki said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Using Signal, neighbors alerted one another when agents were near.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Sitti was furious he hadn’t alerted her right away.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
