- past tense form of oversee.
oversaw
Example Sentences
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At the center of the hall, a series of DJs oversaw a dance floor and kept the mood relentlessly upbeat.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Gray oversaw 107 games, winning 43, losing 35 and drawing 29.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
As California governor over the past eight years, he survived a recall election, launched a podcast called "This is Gavin Newsom," and oversaw emergency responses to natural disasters including wildfires and the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Gov. Jerry Brown oversaw massive reductions in California’s prison population in the 2010s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
For weeks Daddy oversaw the project while the house builders poured the concrete.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
