be alert

Example Sentences

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Smout urged everyone to be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting and cold hands and feet.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

That means investors trying to predict where Bitcoin goes next will have to be alert to where the U.S.-Iran talks go and how durable any agreement reached appears to be.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Investors will be alert to comments from top executives about future AI activity which could impact stocks and markets.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

“Directors should be alert and speak up is all that I can advise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

I much preferred to be alert and clearheaded.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi