alert the authorities

Frequency: 7.813.1 per million words

To warn the authorities about a danger or problem.

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Examples (10)

  • If you see a suspicious package, you should immediately alert the authorities.
  • The witness was hesitant to alert the authorities for fear of retaliation.
  • Seeing the smoke, the quick-thinking resident alerted the authorities.
  • Alerting the authorities about the chemical spill prevented a major disaster.
  • We will alert the relevant authorities as soon as we have concrete evidence.
  • The airport staff have already alerted the authorities to the security breach.
  • The authorities were alerted by an anonymous phone call.
  • If the situation escalates, our protocol is to alert the authorities without delay.
  • It is your civic duty to alert the authorities if you witness a crime.
  • Did anyone alert the authorities about the fallen power line?