alerted
Example Sentences
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Miedecke alerted authorities to the potential of fraud, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
On Tuesday, a school resource deputy was alerted to a fight between two students just off the school campus at 3:47 p.m., said Deirdre Vickers, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
He also alerted subscribers to the Crashes of 1927 and 1928.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The Empress, suddenly alerted by the nurse’s questions, guessed that.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
