alerted

Example Sentences

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Vanessa Soderstrom was at home in Naples, Fla., with her teenage niece when her phone alerted her to someone at the sliding glass door.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The spike in complaints is so severe that many states and legal organizations have alerted the public about them.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

In Africa, after poachers kill a protected animal for its tusks, or its organs, or its hide, wardens are often alerted to the illegal activity by the kettles of vultures circling overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In others, Daszak alerted Morens that batches of EcoHealth emails had been “FOIAed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Mr. Gitney having alerted the captain of the vessel to our arrival and arranged for two soldiers to conduct Bono to the ship, he returned to his charge.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson