alert

Example Sentences

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The passengers returned to the plane after a brief wait and were preparing to taxi when a second alert hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

There was no immediate link made with the war in the Middle East, but Israeli and US diplomatic missions in the region and elsewhere are on heightened alert for any attacks against them.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"The improvement we saw is clinically meaningful. These workers were able to stay awake and alert throughout a full eight-hour shift, which has real implications for performance, safety, and quality of life," Czeisler said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

It is understood her arrest followed an Interpol red alert.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He kept alert for any weird footprints on the ground or jewelry-wearing horned toads in the branches of the chaha’oh.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young