How to Use supervise in a Sentence

supervise

verb
  • The builder supervised the construction of the house.
  • She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
  • Some dogs may need to be supervised at all times when playing with some of their toys.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • So this has to be doctor supervised.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Put it to work now, but supervise it like junior talent.
    — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The next morning the teacher who supervised him pulled me over.
    — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
  • And no adults were supervising me.
    — Kenneth Okeke, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Pets are allowed, but they must be supervised at all times and kept either on a leash or in a crate.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Three sergeants will supervise this program.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • About a month ago she was hired to help supervise children at a local day-care center.
    — Sarah Chaney, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
  • How about getting a puppy pool for hot summer days — and supervise play.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • At what age should an older sibling be able to supervise younger children?
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Students in the rooms are supervised by adults at all times, Wimborne said.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
  • These fines are based on the idea that parents aren’t supervising their children well enough.
    — Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Adults should supervise hand washing for young children.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • But not for long, when there are still pratfalls to stage and pants to drop and robot prostate exams to supervise.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Parents were on hand to supervise, though some had called their kids out of school due to the social media threats.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The city does not supervise use of off-leash areas, and anyone using this area does so at his or her own risk.
    — cleveland, 17 July 2022
  • Though supervising shifts pay more.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Leashed, friendly dogs and (unleashed) kids are welcome, but please supervise at all times.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The rate includes three meals per day and a butler who will supervise the online schooling.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • And no matter how strong a swimmer your child is, they must always be supervised while in the water.
    — Katherine Lee, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The moving pieces of him moving up opens his slot as the daytime supervising sergeant.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
  • He will be supervised for five years, in line with his six-year 2023 sentence.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But people should be cautious and children should always be supervised when in the woods.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • The plan would set up a nine-member commission to supervise the lottery.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2022
  • As with all bouncers, babies should be supervised at all times and should not be allowed to sleep on the bouncer.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 20 July 2024
  • But the challenge is all the more pronounced when you’re supposed to be supervising a safe place for kids to play.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
  • McCarthan will also serve more than four years in prison and two years supervised release.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • One or two of us are on the stage to supervise the production, but the writing and support staff is not on the lot.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020

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