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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Body temperature regulation during sleep is directly tied to melatonin production and smooth transitions into slow-wave and REM sleep, according to INTEGRIS Health’s 2025 clinical overview.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Analyzing and explaining vast amounts of information in an easily digestible summary is something that other leading chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity's answer engine and Google's AI overviews already have been doing.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Read below for a quick overview of the year’s inductees.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Mai Hinwood introduced Ashley Song, a representative from Casa Teresa and Ebell’s major philanthropy, who provided an overview of the on-site program.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Analyzing and explaining vast amounts of information in an easily digestible summary is something that other leading chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity's answer engine and Google's AI overviews already have been doing.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Read below for a quick overview of the year’s inductees.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Mai Hinwood introduced Ashley Song, a representative from Casa Teresa and Ebell’s major philanthropy, who provided an overview of the on-site program.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overview. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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overview
noun
over·view
ˈō-vər-ˌvyü 
: a general survey : summary
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