How to Use supervise in a Sentence

supervise

verb

• The builder supervised the construction of the house.
• She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
• This wasn’t the first time that Roost Services failed to supervise Hancey.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022
• The next morning the teacher who supervised him pulled me over.
  — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
• The chef later joined the cast and crew on set to supervise the filming of the scene, even getting to direct a bit of it himself.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2021
• Suarez expects to supervise the opening of the West Hartford store, too.
  — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2022
• Pets are allowed, but they must be supervised at all times and kept either on a leash or in a crate.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
• Students in the rooms are supervised by adults at all times, Wimborne said.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
• Having worked with his parents, Casagrande jumped at the chance to supervise the work, Glickman said.
  — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• Reindeer Josie and Bunny were there to supervise drop-off in 2020.
  — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
• Hazmat companies are on the scene to supervise the clean up.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2021
• Some of the staff members help supervise these students.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2023
• The queen raced to the castle and arrived at 2 p.m., to supervise the removal of the priceless furnishings.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 26 Oct. 2022
• The department didn’t take Lena’s kids that morning – not yet – but opened a case to supervise her.
  — Suzanne Hirt, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2020
• The city does not supervise use of off-leash areas, and anyone using this area does so at his or her own risk.
  — cleveland, 17 July 2022
• The rate includes three meals per day and a butler who will supervise the online schooling.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
• And with Dream unable to supervise his realm, chaos ensues.
  — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• At the beginning of the dream, Angela is supervising some sort of field trip—a bunch of teen-agers packed onto a school bus.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• He is not expected to play a direct role in the government but to supervise and serve as head of state.
  — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2021
• The plan would set up a nine-member commission to supervise the lottery.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2022
• As with all bouncers, babies should be supervised at all times and should not be allowed to sleep on the bouncer.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 20 July 2024
• Many children in Uvalde come from low-income households and don’t have an adult who can stay home and supervise them.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022
• Her 6-year-old son was home in East New York with a nanny to supervise his outdoor playtime.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
• And no matter how strong a swimmer your child is, they must always be supervised while in the water.
  — Katherine Lee, Parents, 30 July 2024
• Earlier in the day, Sandoz supervised a crew installing a new unit in Sun City.
  — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• The pair met up while George was in London supervising the recording of the score for his film Monuments Men.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• Steven Best, who will supervise the guard members assigned to Baptist Health.
  — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2021
• But Tesla’s cars still can’t drive on their own, and the tech relies on human drivers to supervise the machine’s actions on the road.
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 20 Aug. 2021
• For the past two decades, an office within the Department of Health and Human Services has supervised children who cross the border without a parent or legal guardian.
  — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
• New York City’s child welfare agency cannot continue to supervise survivors of domestic violence who have ousted abusive partners from the home, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
  — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025