How to Use oversee in a Sentence

oversee

verb
Definition of overseenext
Synonyms for overseenext
  • He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
  • State judges can oversee those rules and strike down laws that go too far.
    — Joshua A. Douglas, CNN, 7 July 2022
  • Trump oversaw the largest spending deficit in any year since World War II.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Many of them are running for statewide roles that would oversee the next election.
    — Time, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The judge overseeing Diddy‘s case has ordered that the notes found in his cell be destroyed.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Christopher Phillips, who leads the Geo team, will also oversee Waze.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The nonprofit school on Whidbey Island will oversee the 50 acres of prairie and farm.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022
  • The artist may make the copies himself or oversee the work of disciples and assistants in the studio.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • More than 1,800 clerks in cities, towns and villages oversee the balloting.
    — ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The corps will oversee the project, with construction getting started by spring of next year.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 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
  • Sparks-Wade had said at the committee meeting that the department has a small staff that oversees the city’s parks.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In the two months since, the Tigers have had two people oversee the athletics department.
    — John Talty | [email protected], al, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Fox sold its stake in Roku in 2020 and used the funds to buy Tubi — an acquisition that Collier helped oversee.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Waldo’s only real concern is whether Wellfleet has the staff to oversee such a big project.
    — David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022
  • 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
  • Three astronauts are already living in the core module and will oversee the arrival and docking of the lab.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022
  • 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
  • The 41-year-old will play an active role in the day-to-day business and oversee creative direction of the company.
    — Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Lord became part of the start-up and will oversee what the three agree is a key element of Living Haus – contract brewing.
    — oregonlive, 15 July 2022
  • 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
  • Nic Gordon will oversee the project for Village Roadshow.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The agency also proposed new rules to oversee digital payment platforms, which would include Apple Pay and Google Pay.
    — Chris Arnold, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Chelsea Kujawa is overseeing the project for Lionsgate.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025

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