alerted

Example Sentences

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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 22, 2026

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

It would take the cavalry, alerted by telegraph and traveling by steamboat, just one day to travel that distance.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson