alerted

Example Sentences

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The Royal Caribbean app alerted me to a coming “Disco Inferno” party to show off those dance-class tricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But on Tuesday a gardener spotted the device and alerted the police, causing all of her neighbours on Dowson Road, Norwich, to be evacuated.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Victims alerted authorities after spotting her working openly as a hairdresser in an upscale neighborhood in central Damascus, where she posted photos of her hairstyles online.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who, along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

They waded or crept in one after another while the horrible clucking continued and overhead the swallows, alerted to a feast of insects, dipped and soared.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen