alert

Example Sentences

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The government said posters in consultation rooms would improve patient safety by prompting doctors to "revisit patient records, challenge initial assumptions and remain alert to warning signs that might otherwise be missed".

From BBC

They can be scathingly ironic, alert to every hypocrisy that corroborates their cynical worldview, and even seductive in a perverse, power-mad way.

From Los Angeles Times

“That’s the purpose of good journalism, to expose wrongdoing and alert the public that their officials are not behaving as they should.”

From Salon

The alerts mean cold weather is likely to have a significant impact on health and social care services.

From BBC

Ada, 36, is strolling on the beach, unfazed by the wail of air alert sirens mingling with the squawking of seagulls.

From BBC