Sentence examples for were on high alert from inspiring English sources
The soldiers were on high alert.
US overseas posts were on high alert for trouble last night.
One hotel manager, who asked not to be named, said police had assured hotel owners after the Kiwayu kidnapping that security forces in Lamu were "on high alert, with all measures taken".
Local governments in the region were on high alert following flooding in Beijing in late July that caused the deaths of at least 77 people and led to a public outcry over the city's poor preparedness.
The Israeli news channel i24news said forces in the north were on high alert, and that part of the country's Iron Dome missile defense system had been deployed.
Israeli security forces were on high alert on Friday.
The police were on high alert throughout Israel on Monday, Israel's annual Holocaust remembrance day.
The army said its men guarding such checkpoints here and elsewhere were on high alert.
Inside Israel, police were on high alert for disturbances among the country's Arab minority.
The war logs show that US and British forces were on high alert after Saddam's hanging.
State security agencies did release a joint statement saying they were on high alert.
