How to Use supervise in a Sentence
supervise
verb- The builder supervised the construction of the house.
- She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
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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 -
Reindeer Josie and Bunny were there to supervise drop-off in 2020.
— Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022 -
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 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 | McAson@al.com, 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 -
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 -
Participants have to be at least 3 years old, and anyone under 18 has to be supervised by an adult at all times.
— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 -
If your little ones will be out trick-or-treating tonight, please be sure they are supervised to assure their safety.
— Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024 -
They were sworn in by supervising judge Shawna Schwarz.
— Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024 -
Remember that children should be supervised at all times while playing in a bounce house.
— Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Federica had planned to supervise the effort, but had had to cancel at the last minute when a friend offered her a singing gig that was too good to pass up.
— Lara Vapnyar, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Should your music player connect to the internet, supervise your child’s use based on their age and maturity level.
— Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Parents can supervise children’s accounts via the Google Family Link app that lets parents set restrictions for content and screen time, and added the ability to see when kids leave school and arrive home in 2022.
— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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