alerted

Example Sentences

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BP has removed its chairman, Albert Manifold, after the oil major’s board was alerted to “serious concerns” related to governance standards, oversight and conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

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

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