Examples of oversee in a Sentence
He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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Potential personnel moves All eyes will also be on any personnel changes that could take place this week, including potential appointments to the powerful Central Military Commission, which oversees China’s 2 million-strong armed forces.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
The architectural project was overseen by international firm ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, preserving the storied chimney of the former furnace.
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The report called for the state Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees SNAP in North Carolina, to take a more active role in overseeing county-level performance.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
During his tenure, Jelinek oversaw the company’s expansion from a hundred and sixty-one thousand employees to more than three hundred and sixteen thousand, and amid a pandemic boom in warehouse-club retail Costco added upward of six million members.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
The architectural project was overseen by international firm ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, preserving the storied chimney of the former furnace.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The report called for the state Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees SNAP in North Carolina, to take a more active role in overseeing county-level performance.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
During his tenure, Jelinek oversaw the company’s expansion from a hundred and sixty-one thousand employees to more than three hundred and sixteen thousand, and amid a pandemic boom in warehouse-club retail Costco added upward of six million members.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Oversee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversee. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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ˌō-vər-ˈsē 
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