How to Use oversee in a Sentence

oversee

verb
  • He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
  • Trump oversaw the largest spending deficit in any year since World War II.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Christopher Phillips, who leads the Geo team, will also oversee Waze.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Dec. 2022
  • There is now a button on the city’s website to donate, a process overseen by the San Diego Foundation.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The guardian program, which is not overseen by a state agency, requires 16 hours of training.
    Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Walls work just fine when they are overseen by an alert garrison.
    Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The issues outraged the mayor and council members at the time, who called for the city to not pay the county for overseeing the runoff that June.
    Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 17 May 2023
  • There are no park rangers or county staff overseeing the parks.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • Neal Street’s theatre slate is overseen by co-founder Caro Newling.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Ric-Man was tapped to oversee a $50 million drainage project in River Oaks and nearby Edgewood.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024
  • Young, a former state delegate, said there was a quorum but the call was above board because the council does not oversee the jail.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Alexandra Loewy will oversee the project for Working Title.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Special counsel Jack Smith's office, which is overseeing the case, said the claim that the death penalty is on the table in Trump's case is false.
    Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the case, approved the requests for both out-of-state witnesses.
    Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Rob Ree will exec produce, with Aimee Rivera overseeing the project for Skydance.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Boeing will also be overseen by an independent monitor for the next three years, per the terms of the deal.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
  • Tesar addressed the volunteer overseeing the event but loudly enough so Starr could hear from 15 to 20 feet away.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • The property the condo sits on is owned by the HOA, which oversees landscaping and maintenance of shared amenities.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Matthew Maier, who oversees Eyeo’s ad blockers, says its surveys show that most users aren’t against ads entirely.
    WIRED, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The department hires third-party lawyers or judges to oversee and review the disputes and determine the outcome.
    Michael Benarde, Fortune, 10 May 2024
  • Hazewski manages a handful of races around the country and was in Milwaukee for the weekend to oversee the two-race event of Milwaukee Marathon.
    Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The question of why Nolan didn’t continue and oversee more projects has never been fully answered.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The most recent rosé vintage, 2008, was the first rosé that Chaperon oversaw since becoming chef de cave.
    Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • Special counsel Robert Hur is overseeing the case, but Biden is not expected to face any charges.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The most common form is an annual percentage tied to the total value of the assets the advisor oversees for you.
    Bernice Napach, wsj.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Olivia LaRoche will oversee the special for Roku Originals.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Kish will oversee a group of talented chefs from across the country — six of whom are James Beard Award nominees, including Dan.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The group’s archives were overseen by a number of former members after its dissolution in the early 1990s and are now housed at UCLA.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Louise Renne said that same combination made Harris the perfect person to oversee child abuse cases in her office.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • It would be overseen by Cincinnati Works, a local non-profit whose work focuses on giving people a second chance.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024

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