It sounds better to say “sound an alert” or “sound an alarm” when you are talking about something that will make a noise, such as a bell or a siren. You could also say “raise an alert” if you are referring to just alerting people to a risk or danger without having a physical alarm. For example, you might say “if that occurs we will need to raise an alert and send all people at risk an email about the situation.”
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Alert: raise or sound?
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Re: Alert: raise or sound?
Sound sounds better to me than raise.