How to Use oversee in a Sentence

oversee

verb
  • 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
  • Two new hires will help oversee the effort.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • School boards also oversee the schools.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Walls work just fine when they are overseen by an alert garrison.
    — Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Will there be any change in the coaches that oversee special teams?
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • There are no park rangers or county staff overseeing the parks.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • Many of them are running for statewide roles that would oversee the next election.
    — Time, 20 Sep. 2022
  • And then there is the mayor who oversaw Citi Bike’s launch.
    — Evan Friss, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But his request was denied by the judge who oversaw his trial.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • McCarthy is thrilled to again oversee that process in person.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Lynch had been overseeing the hardware side of the new devices.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The judge who oversaw the legal battle ruled against Kane.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Verve is overseeing the book auction.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Pittman will oversee their sentencing in June.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Saavedra will sit on the committee that will oversee the project, a city spokesperson said.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The corps will oversee the project, with construction getting started by spring of next year.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 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
  • Adults oversee the team, but it's made up of 90 youg people who are volunteers.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Scott Aversano will oversee for 20th.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Ragheb did not operate on Katy, but oversaw her treatment.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • White blood cells called macrophages rush to the area to destroy any bacteria that got past the clot and oversee the repair process.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Marmol has also overseen their worst season in 30 years.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Evans oversees one of the largest civil and criminal court systems in the country.
    — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Piliere has overseen the Marlins’ MLB drafts the past two years.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Keeler is one of the scientists overseeing the study.
    — Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Waldo’s only real concern is whether Wellfleet has the staff to oversee such a big project.
    — David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022
  • Trump oversaw the largest spending deficit in any year since World War II.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Brnovich also warned that Magnus is not the right pick to oversee the nation’s borders.
    — Fox News, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Neal Street’s theatre slate is overseen by co-founder Caro Newling.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024

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