Example Sentences

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Dr. Morens, in that email to colleagues, said his Gmail account had been “hacked” so he was alerting them they had to use his official account.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Delta said it was trying to make cancellations at least 24 hours in advance of scheduled departures “whenever possible,” and was alerting customers through app notifications, emails and text messages.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2022

Investigators said he was alerting the brothers that the time for their planned hoax would have to be moved back.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

It belonged to Justice Sonia Sotomayor and was alerting the justice, who is diabetic, that her blood sugar was urgently low.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2018

So far the only thing it seemed to be good for was alerting more monsters to their presence.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan