alerted
Example Sentences
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A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase in Gloucestershire last weekend.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
A further twist emerged Monday after officials said that police were alerted to the plot in the early hours of Sunday by one of the arrested suspects, who called emergency services to tip them off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The five men in question were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after police were alerted to "three suspicious vehicles" in Whelford, a village which lies directly east of the base.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Shem come running back down & told us that the Enemy was alerted up & that Smoke arose from the far End of the Island & that they was on the Move.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
