alertly

Example Sentences

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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Pages followed with a broken-bat bloop up the middle that Marte alertly let drop near the second-base bag.

From Los Angeles Times • May 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

Once on the sixth floor she searched alertly for the number in her address book.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston