alerted

Example Sentences

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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

Miedecke alerted authorities to the potential of fraud, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The WHO was alerted to the emergence of a high-mortality disease on May 5 after the deaths of, among others, four healthcare workers in four days in the area of Mongbwalu.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

He also alerted subscribers to the Crashes of 1927 and 1928.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“I alerted Nansi as soon as you all broke into my farm,” Benefo admits.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer