on the alert
Example Sentences
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It’s a play on the alert that heralded a new participant in online chat rooms of the 1990s and aughts, a time when many of this phrase’s current users weren’t born.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
People are being warned to be on the alert for flying debris and falling trees, along with large waves hitting sea fronts, homes and roads.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
The intelligence community is on the alert for spies looking to penetrate America’s commercial space sector through cyberattacks and strategic investments to gain access to critical networks.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023
China also returns from a holiday on Monday, with markets on the alert for further support measures from Beijing to stimulate the country's faltering economic recovery.
From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2023
To all units: Be on the alert for banzai attacks.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
