be alert

Example Sentences

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In PSG's first leg against Bayern, Desire Doue dropped deep from the attacking line - a common movement Arsenal will need to be alert to.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The Met had earlier promised an increased police presence in response to the protest, adding officers would be "alert to any behaviour that crosses the line from protest into criminality".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“We have to be alert to second round effects but there are risks on both sides.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Nvidia earnings ought to quell any major AI fears for now, but investors need to be alert for signs of who will be the winners and the losers.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

You had to be alert every minute, just as everyone was alert now, looking at Bailey, wondering what Leon’s next move would be.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier