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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A week later, Qasem Hassan learned that the School for Continuing Medical Education in Family Medicine, which oversaw the ethics course, had received a letter from several residents in the class.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
In addition to overseeing Social Security benefits for retirees and disabled people, the Social Security Administration helps administer programs run by other agencies, including Medicare and Medicaid.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The American Arbitration Association will oversee the mailing and counting of ballots.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
In addition to overseeing Social Security benefits for retirees and disabled people, the Social Security Administration helps administer programs run by other agencies, including Medicare and Medicaid.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The American Arbitration Association will oversee the mailing and counting of ballots.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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“Oversee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversee. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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over·see
ˌō-vər-ˈsē 
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