Amber Alert
noun
variants
or less commonly Amber alert
or amber alert
plural Amber Alerts also Amber alerts or amber alerts
US
: a widely publicized bulletin that alerts the public to a recently abducted or missing child
… State Police activated the Amber Alert in search of a male infant who they believed was kidnapped …—
Fall River (Massachusetts) News
Fall River (Massachusetts) NewsState Police put out an Amber alert …—Travis Andersen
Travis Andersen… sends a text message … for emergency alerts (like hurricanes and amber alerts) …—Greg Ganske
Greg GanskeAmber Alerts are issued when a child under 18 is abducted and believed to be in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.—Anthony Maenza
compare blue alert, silver alert
Anthony MaenzaExamples of Amber Alert in a Sentence
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The victims, who police identified as the man's 33-year-old girlfriend and four children, ages 3, 7, 11 and 14, were found safe in the vehicle, according the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, the agency that reported the family missing, triggering a statewide Amber Alert.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
After the two bodies were discovered by APD, an Amber Alert was issued for Anseume-Corredor's three children.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Lee, of the Dock Ellis Foundation, said that the Ebony Alert has saved lives, but thus far it’s suffered from the same shortcomings of the Amber Alert.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Authorities are asking the public for help locating a 16-year-old at-risk youth at the center of an Amber Alert in North Texas.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
After the two bodies were discovered by APD, an Amber Alert was issued for Anseume-Corredor's three children.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Lee, of the Dock Ellis Foundation, said that the Ebony Alert has saved lives, but thus far it’s suffered from the same shortcomings of the Amber Alert.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Authorities are asking the public for help locating a 16-year-old at-risk youth at the center of an Amber Alert in North Texas.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Amber Alert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amber%20Alert. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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