How to Use oversight in a Sentence

oversight

noun
  • The new manager was given oversight of the project.
  • The error was a simple oversight.
  • The fact that you didn't get an invitation is surely just an oversight.
  • Feels like a bit of an oversight!
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Those who lived through those times say such an oversight comes at our own peril.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • And there's an oversight question too.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • But critics argue the lack of oversight opens the door for abuse.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But none of that removes the need for human oversight.
    — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • There’s oversight in our system.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The software on the cars was claimed to have been an error, an oversight.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Burch said that kind of pattern can signal weak oversight.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • But again, these drugs are not made with any government oversight.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • He was freed from court oversight in 20222.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Some saw proof that stronger oversight is necessary.
    — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Critics are right to raise questions about oversight.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But some felt that the lack of oversight also fed a toxic work culture.
    — Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But self-direction needs oversight at scale.
    — Miki Kapoor, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Build teams that thrive without constant oversight.
    — Matthew C. Meade, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Murphy agreed that there needs to be better oversight of the program.
    — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Seems more like a deliberate choice than an oversight at this point.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Democrats fear that a unit without proper oversight could lead to problems.
    — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • When that occurs, the pilots can leave the cockpits and oversight can be from the ground.
    — Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The issue has sought to place greater oversight on the department.
    — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 26 May 2022
  • Users were storing their funds in a black box and had no oversight into how they were being stored.
    — Roomy Khan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Few have examined whether their current oversight roles meet that bar.
    — Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • This is not an isolated oversight.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • There is no statewide oversight or inspection of county jails.
    — Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Second is this question of oversight.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There is simply not enough federal oversight as is.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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