- past tense form of oversee.
oversaw
Example Sentences
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As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
There the officers oversaw readiness planning and procedures for a mobilization of the region’s residents, with details on how to house, feed and arm them, said Western intelligence officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Washington selected the site for the President’s House and oversaw aspects of its planning and construction, but left office in 1797 and died in 1799.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Okuda also oversaw the opening of Toyota factories abroad on the firm's way to overtaking General Motors as the world's largest automaker by vehicle sales.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
He helped Federal Express develop its package tracking and tracing system, then moved over to McCaw Cellular, the mobile phone company, built that up, and oversaw its merger with AT&T in 1994.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
