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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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 Mariners had alerted him after the first pick — infielder Eli Willits, by the Washington Nationals — that they would take him with the third, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Kiswani said in a social-media post that law enforcement had alerted her to the plot on Thursday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 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
We regarded this confrontation as a victory, for he was wary of us and knew that we had alerted people on the outside of our complaints.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
