How to Use Amber Alert in a Sentence

Amber Alert

noun
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  • An Amber Alert was issued for the 4-foot-1 child with blond hair and blue eyes.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The girl's body was found last week in Detroit on after a search and a statewide Amber Alert.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023
  • The child's whereabouts are not known at this time and an Amber Alert has been issued.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The latter sounds like the start of the Amber Alert from my phone, which seems a bit much for a dog’s sensitive ears.
    — PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The 9-year-old and 5-year-old were found in the city of Yoakum, less than an hour after a statewide Texas Amber Alert was issued.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The Amber Alert issued for the toddler has now been canceled.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
  • An Amber Alert was then issued around 7:30 p.m. that night.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2023
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for Arya and Alana, the sheriff's office said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Before the shooting came an Amber Alert for the teenage girl and a highway chase once she was spotted west of Barstow.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Police pulled up at the scene, blocking off the street, and later issued an Amber Alert.
    — Lauren Smiley, Wired, 22 June 2021
  • An Amber Alert has been issued in Ohio for a 5-year-old boy last seen with his 48-year-old foster mother.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Panettiere will next star in Amber Alert, which hits theaters Sept. 27.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
  • An Amber Alert was issued for Wilder’s two other children, 3 and 9 years old, Bryant said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
  • Police issued an Amber Alert for Taylen and deployed drones and a helicopter in the search for the toddler.
    — Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Last year, Paul and Pierre were reported missing, and an Amber Alert was issued for the child’s safety.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old girl who police said may have been abducted from a New York state park.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • According to Pet Amber Alert, more pets run away July 4-6 than any other time of year.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 1 July 2023
  • An Amber Alert was issued, and police throughout Michigan were told to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
    — George Hunter The Detroit News (tns), al, 5 July 2023
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 4-year-old girl who was inside her mother’s car when it was stolen in Illinois.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The kidnapping led to an Amber Alert and a frantic search for Pagan, who was later found at a hotel in Windsor.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2024
  • The teen was reunited with her family after the Amber Alert.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The woman left the house with another child, her 3-year-old son, which prompted an Amber Alert, officials said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
  • An Amber Alert is issued when child under 18 has been abducted and is in danger.
    — The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Blessing was last seen wearing a pink jacket, with blue pants and pink boots, according to an Amber Alert issued for her.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Wynter's body was found in Detroit on Wednesday after a multiday search and a statewide Amber Alert.
    — Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for the toddler, whose been described as having dark blond hair and brown eyes, according to police.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 6 Mar. 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
  • Four people were arrested in a twin newborn Amber Alert case in Michigan.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • By Sunday morning, the state police had issued an Amber Alert saying the nine-year-old had been abducted.
    — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Like the Amber Alert, the Ebony Alert would trigger electronic roadway signs to notify the public of a missing person.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 10 Oct. 2023

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