alertly

Example Sentences

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Roberts was on first base and alertly scampered back to avoid a double play.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

Pages followed with a broken-bat bloop up the middle that Marte alertly let drop near the second-base bag.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Arsenal recovered and went close when Frida Maanum's powerful strike was beaten over the crossbar by Laws, and substitute Victoria Pelova's close-range strike was alertly blocked by Gemma Bonner.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2023

Black alertly sacrifices a piece to create a formidable kingside pawn phalanx and eliminate White’s invaluable d-pawn with 37.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

They made their way back to the spies, who were sitting alertly by the knife, packs on their backs.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman