- alert
- 01. The patient was awake and [alert] about 3 hours after undergoing surgery.02. Someone had better [alert] the police; we've been robbed.03. You have to be very [alert] if you are driving at night in heavy rain.04. Police have warned people to keep on the [alert] for a cougar which has been sighted in the area.05. The robber was spotted by an [alert] neighbor, who noticed him trying to climb in a window.06. The school has been working hard to [alert] children to the dangers of talking to strangers.07. He wasn't very [alert] in class today because he hardly slept at all last night.08. The day Sophie was born she was amazingly [alert] and aware of everything around her.09. Charles Tobey once said that a democratic government is only as strong as the [alert] conscience of its people.10. The Armed Forces have been put on full [alert] amid rumors of a planned terrorist attack on the White House.11. Wind tunnel studies [alert] car designers to specific areas of drag.12. It's important to be [alert] when entering an intersection because there is often a lot of activity in these zones.13. The doctor said the patient was [alert], and doing well.14. Even a mild illness like a cold or the flu can decrease one's [alertness], making driving dangerous.15. There is a proverb in the Philippines which states that [alertness] and courage are life's shield.16. In May of 1980, U.S. nuclear forces twice went on red [alert] following a computer error warning of a Soviet attack.17. According to the FBI, hospitals in Houston, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington have been [alerted] that they may be targets of a terrorist attack.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.