How to Use notify in a Sentence

notify

verb
  • Customers were notified of the changes in the company.
  • I was notified that I did not get the job.
  • City staff notified him of it and took the sign down within 24 hours, Evans said.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2024
  • She was notified that her case worker no longer worked for the state.
    Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Once the student left, Crespo told the rest of the class to notify her if a peer seemed upset.
    Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But each time a change was made, I was notified about what had been altered and why.
    Simone Scully, Parents, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Other deputies were notified the driver was fleeing, and the deputy at the scene chased him.
    River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The Coast Guard was notified about the overdue sub at 5:40 p.m. and a massive search effort was launched.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
  • Then, the court was faced with the task of notifying everyone once again.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Meta says that Instagram users will be notified of the change via a message at the top of their Feed.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Lawyers for both sides notified the court on Jan. 5 of a deal to resolve the dueling suits.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The content will remain available to the rest of the world and the accounts that were blocked had been notified, the company said.
    Inti Pacheco, wsj.com, 13 May 2023
  • The machine will even notify you if the pre-filter needs washing, too.
    Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The students were doing well, and the parents of all students in the class have been notified by the principal, Mount said.
    Raja Razek, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Which is why if an item does get stuck, the FAA recommends notifying the flight crew.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
  • Police said the coroner is working to identify the man who died and notify his next of kin of his death.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The teen's family has been notified, the statement said.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • EBay on Wednesday notified customers about the change, which is set to take effect Aug. 17.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
  • The company says users will be notified once the feature is active but the status can be checked in the settings app.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The form is open until noon Thursday, and those who didn’t receive a purchase link will be notified.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The name of the man who was killed is not being released until his family is notified.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The department added the families of the deceased were notified.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Not all of the victims’ families had been notified as of Thursday evening.
    Sara Smart, CNN, 15 June 2023
  • Google says the person on the other end is notified when this feature is active due to call recording laws.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The police are not releasing the victim’s name until his next of kin have been notified.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2023
  • Under the Treasure Act of 1996, finders of treasure must notify the Coroner of the area where the discovery was made, as well as report to the landowner the news of a find.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The Coast Guard said it was notified around 6:30 p.m. Monday that a passenger had fallen.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • The district sent emails and text messages to families notifying them of the error.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2023
  • Police said the two deceased victims will be identified after next of kin are notified.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Authorities have not identified the man because next of kin has not been notified.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024

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