How to Use oversight in a Sentence

oversight

noun

• The new manager was given oversight of the project.
• The error was a simple oversight.
• The fact that you didn't get an invitation is surely just an oversight.
• O’Rourke blames both the skill of the craftsmen and the lax oversight of the codes for the continued problem.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
• When that occurs, the pilots can leave the cockpits and oversight can be from the ground.
  — Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• But critics argue the lack of oversight opens the door for abuse.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
• The oversight of time zones was assigned to the DOT to help keep track of transportation.
  — Jennifer Sangalang, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2023
• That the oversight has not been corrected is, perhaps, a sign of his standing in the program.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• Users were storing their funds in a black box and had no oversight into how they were being stored.
  — Roomy Khan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• The result was no oversight for the bankrupt crypto exchange.
  — Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
• Still, oversight of Ready to Work by the City Council has been relatively lax.
  — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2022
• In April 2021, Sherin asked the oversight commission to allow the project to tap Medicaid funds.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• The idea was to give kids the freedom to buy things on their own, while also allowing parents oversight.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
• Carlson stepped down from day-to-day oversight of the website after landing his show on Fox News and sold his stake in the outlet in 2020.
  — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2023
• Democrats fear that a unit without proper oversight could lead to problems.
  — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
• Some of the public at the meeting spoke out against the DOJ’s potential oversight, concerned the city might rollover when the time came to sign a consent decree.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
• State leaders say the court ruling increased the urgency to put state oversight in place.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
• Vern Pierson of the oversight, and that Dahl’s children had never been told that she was no longer considered guilty.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
• Until that day comes, our state schools are now, at the very least, legally allowed to have some oversight on what and how the players are being paid.
  — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2023
• Yet, the deposits are a stark reminder that antitrust oversight is no match for a banking crisis.
  — Don Muir, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• With the lack of oversight on private firearm sales, dealers may not adhere to age requirements.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
• With careful oversight and taking one small taste at a time, Mokos was able to eat first a half-cup of applesauce, then smoothies and soup.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022
• Erika and Byron thought the school lacked proper oversight and planning.
  — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
• In March 2023, a new agent assigned to the case noticed the oversight, and Johnson was indicted and arrested again in Bryan, Texas.
  — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
• Next, Julie Washington took a look at three decades of issues with lax board oversight at MetroHealth.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2022
• There does seem to be a growing consensus that more oversight is needed.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
• The ruling was based on the same state pawn shop laws that have enabled the industry to operate with little oversight.
  — Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 13 July 2023
• John Seidler, the oldest of 10 siblings, is believed to meet MLB’s threshold for full-time oversight.
  — Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
• One of the oversight agencies that inspects the lab has published reports that reveal a concerning number of safety breaches.
  — Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
• The country’s foreign policy actions will remain a focus of my oversight efforts.
  — Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025