How to Use supervision in a Sentence

supervision

noun
  • She's responsible for the supervision of a large staff.
  • Young children need constant supervision.
  • Once the scooter is ready to ride, supervision is key for your on-the-go kid.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
  • For Latine teens like me in the 2000s, the party crew scene was the place to grind the night away far away from parental supervision.
    Janice Llamoca, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • And yep, all of them are easy-enough for toddlers and kids to make (with some supervision) to give as a sweet handmade present.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
  • At 13, Tom had fit the profile of most of the kids who became ring boys: a minor who didn’t have a lot of adult supervision.
    Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Who wouldn’t want a glimpse into the world of uber wealthy teens living very adult lives—sans parental supervision—in the heart of New York City?
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Pets shouldn’t be let outside without close supervision and should be kept on a leash while out on a walk.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
  • Police said the man would be put under the supervision of a court in Madrid in the coming days, which will decide whether he should be charged.
    Xavier Fontdegloria, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This kit is designed for kids 8 years and up, but some younger children (like my son) can use it, too, with some adult supervision.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 15 Apr. 2024
  • This should be done under a health care provider's supervision.
    Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • And each one of us has at least one weekly supervision session.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
  • In May, a judge sentenced Armas to serve seven years and six months in prison, followed by five years of supervision.
    Beth Warren, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Sound and image weren’t always in sync, but the stage show (under the music supervision of Michael J. Moritz Jr.) never missed a beat.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • As part of his bond supervision, a judge ordered him to surrender any firearms.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • While board members do not play a role in bank supervision, the optics of the situation are bad.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the jobs pay low median wages, such as retail supervision (No. 9).
    Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The agreement was that Kip could use it only with his father’s supervision.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Kitna, 19, will be under the supervision of his parents in Burleson, Texas, according to the AP.
    Joe Morgan, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Brostrom ordered Walton to serve eight years in prison and four years of extended supervision for the homicide charge.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Strong safety Jaquan Brisker and linebacker Noah Sewell each went through workouts under the supervision of the training staff about three hours before the game.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • In a statement, Michael S. Barr, vice chair for supervision, greeted the results in a measured fashion.
    Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 June 2023
  • These assets are sold under the supervision of a trustee appointed by the court, and the money raised is used to settle debts owed to creditors.
    New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
  • He was then sent back to Coalinga until a hearing on the matter could be held and while his supervision and housing was discussed.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • And since then, Snapchat — like other platforms — has rolled out a variety of new teen safety and parental supervision tools.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The pills can be taken and the fetus delivered at home without supervision from a doctor.
    Patrick Hauf, Fox News, 20 July 2023
  • Juggling other tasks at home, a lack of praise from one’s boss, or too much supervision from a manager are the top reasons for this fatigue.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Franke handed Marlin the harshest sentence of any of the assailants, 18 years in prison and 22 years of extended supervision.
    jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • That’s more than double the number of children with court supervision living at home for all other months of 2023 combined.
    Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • They are put in prison or jail, or they're subjected to community supervision and have to report to a probation officer.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024

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