Sentence examples for a special alert from inspiring English sources
The phrase "a special alert" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to a notification or warning that is significant or requires immediate attention. Example: "The weather service issued a special alert for severe thunderstorms expected in the area this evening."
They sent a special alert and posters to the stores.
The city of Haifa was put on a special alert after what the regional police chief, Lt. Cmdr.
The government then ordered a class of experienced rocket and antiaircraft personnel to remain in uniform beyond their discharge dates, and all the forces of the Warsaw pact countries were put on a special alert.
New York health officials became so alarmed about mistakes and the underreporting of accidents that they issued a special alert in December 2004, asking hospitals to be more vigilant.
There are questions, too, about how the F.B.I. lost track of Mr. Shahzad for a time and why he was allowed to board an international flight despite a special alert issued by United States authorities.
See articleA Taliban suicide-bomber attacked an army recruiting camp in Mardan in north-west Pakistan, killing and injuring dozens of people.The UN issued a special alert about the drought afflicting China this winter.
The United Nations food agency issued a rare "special alert" on Feb. 8 warning of the drought's effects on the wheat crop and even on drinking water for people and livestock.
Reports and videos of mountainsides crashing down on skiers and snowboarders abound on the Internet, including over the weekend in Colorado despite a strongly worded special alert.
A bomber in Bethlehem could reach the center of Jerusalem in a matter of minutes, yet no special alert was issued and life in Jerusalem went on as usual.
The Department of Health and Human Services was so concerned that it issued a special fraud alert in March, warning that patients who were not terminally ill were receiving services and that some hospices may be making illegal payments to nursing homes for patient referrals.
"The campaign by anti-government protesters to derail the 2 February election raises prospects of widespread political violence, and scope for peaceful resolution is narrowing," the International Crisis Group think tank warned in a special conflict alert Monday.
