alerted
Example Sentences
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He said Sally Jones had alerted him to the damage.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The WHO has said it was alerted to the emergence of a highly lethal disease on May 5, with the first positive Ebola test on May 15.
From Barron's • 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
Ofcom said it acted quickly after being alerted to the new site by the Samaritans charity, and it was blocked again.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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