alert
adjective
fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen.
were alerting
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past progressiveof alert.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Amid all of the stress, she kept receiving notifications from Havoc’s army — online sleuths who were alerting her to every French bulldog who happened to be posted online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Bus operators were alerting passengers about potential cancellations and delays during what was expected to be one of the busiest weekends for intercity bus travel in years.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
At Woodland Hills Taft, officials were alerting more than 100 students for all sports that they were no longer permitted to play on teams, handing them a letter explaining the mandate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
Gilbert’s other priorities were alerting Regions, so the hospital could activate their trauma team, and getting Gatrell to the hospital quickly.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2018
Electron suspected the AFP or the DPP were alerting the media to upcoming court appearances, perhaps in part to prove to the Americans that `something was being done'.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
