Amber Alert

noun

: a widely publicized bulletin that alerts the public to a recently abducted or missing child

Examples of Amber Alert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bill essentially extends the Silver Alert to include children that aren't covered by the Amber Alert — though the category will have a new name. —Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024

As a result, an Amber Alert went out for Savannah, which was sent to the California Highway Patrol. —Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024

Her abduction set off an Amber Alert, and when deputies found the truck belonging to Savannah’s father, a car chase and shootout ensued. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024

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

Graziano’s truck was described in an Amber Alert regarding Savannah’s abduction and was spotted by a civilian who saw the girl and her father on Sept. 27, the day after her mother was fatally shot. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024

The labeling costs missing Black youths crucial media attention and Amber Alert notifications, the foundation said. —Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024

Sebastian Rogers, 15, was last seen Feb. 26 in Hendersonville, Sumner County, according to an Amber Alert. —Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024

Last July, prior to the hoax, Russell searched online for the kidnapping thriller Taken, the cost of an Amber Alert and a one-way bus ticket from Birmingham to Nashville. —Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from the U.S. Justice Department AMBER Alert Program that issues such bulletins, originally from Amber Hagerman †1996 U.S. victim of an abduction, later read as an acronym for America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Amber alert

noun

: a widely publicized bulletin that alerts the public to a recently abducted or missing child

Legal Definition

Amber Alert

noun

: a widely publicized bulletin that alerts the public to a recently abducted or missing child

Etymology

from the U.S. Justice Dept. AMBER Alert Program that issues such bulletins, originally from Amber Hagerman †1996 victim of an abduction, later read as America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response