alerted
Example Sentences
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Authorities say that, before they were killed, they slowed the shooters, sent out a warning and alerted police, allowing dozens of schoolchildren inside the mosque to scramble for safety.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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 22, 2026
He said Sally Jones had alerted him to the damage.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Seeing a ferry headed nearby, Greg Friedman, owner of the yacht and a board member of the Marine Mammal Center, reported the whale sighting to the Coast Guard, which alerted nearby vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The asthma was under control, but the doctor alerted me to something else—Malia’s body mass index, a measure of health that factors together height, weight, and age, was beginning to creep up.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
