alert
adjective
fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen.
had alerted
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past perfectof alert.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A resident told UK media she had alerted emergency services after seeing three vans blocking a road near the village and a group of men wearing hoods and balaclavas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Among the first to die was the man who had alerted Mulholland to the seepage — Tony Harnischfeger, who lived just below the dam with his 6-year-old son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Mexican Navy said on Thursday that there had been neither "communication nor confirmation of their arrival" in Cuba and that it had alerted naval commanders in the region and its search and rescue stations.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Perhaps it was the players not joining them that had alerted them to their escape.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Either instinct or the barking of the dogs had alerted Clara and the servants, who were waiting in the doorway with all the lights blazing.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
