Examples of overview in a Sentence
I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures.
This book provides a broad overview of American history.
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The visitor center offers an overview of the rock art; the park managers don’t disclose the rock-art locations because the works are prone to erosion, but a web of hiking trails in the park introduces the stone overhangs and river bends that might once have provided refuge.
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Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
That will provide a detailed overview of your area’s flood risk.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
Google Search now bombards users with AI overviews above the actual search results or a reliable Wikipedia snippet; these occasionally include such errors, a problem that Google warns about in a disclaimer beneath each overview.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
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Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
That will provide a detailed overview of your area’s flood risk.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
Google Search now bombards users with AI overviews above the actual search results or a reliable Wikipedia snippet; these occasionally include such errors, a problem that Google warns about in a disclaimer beneath each overview.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for overview
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overview. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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overview
noun
over·view
ˈō-vər-ˌvyü 
: a general survey : summary
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