Example Sentences

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The study suggests that in Europeans, evolution favored genes that throttled back inflammatory reactions to pathogens like influenza, restraining the hyperalert inflammatory response that can be deadlier than the pathogen itself.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2021

Human brains evolved to be hyperalert to living things, and to how those living things think and feel about us.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2021

The father was hyperalert to matters of status, according to Evan Osnos’s recent biography, “Joe Biden.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2021

His seventh album, “Covered,” due out on June 16, will feature the same hyperalert acoustic trio appearing this week, with Vicente Archer on bass and Damion Reid on drums.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2015

When we were out in public, they were silent and hyperalert, but anytime we were backstage or on plane rides, they’d loosen up, sharing stories and joking around.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama