oversee

Example Sentences

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He also insisted that the U.S. and Iran might work jointly to oversee ship traffic through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Neil McLaren is an approved driving instructor in Newtownabbey and says the industry is "nowhere near ready" to oversee the changes coming in.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The joint venture will oversee around 8,000 company-run stores, with longer-term plans to expand to as many as 20,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Bianco said in a news conference Friday that a Riverside County Superior Court judge had ordered the appointment of a special master to oversee the count.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

One of the soldiers sent to oversee the hanging was Thomas J. Jackson—soon to become famous as Stonewall Jackson—and one of the eager onlookers in the crowd was John Wilkes Booth.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson