How to Use supervise in a Sentence

supervise

verb
Definition of supervisenext
Synonyms for supervisenext
  • The next morning the teacher who supervised him pulled me over.
    — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The lack of workers also led to escapes because there were simply not enough people to supervise kids, Irvin said.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The pressure builds when a second doctor, the man who supervised Sasha, is found stabbed several days later.
    — Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In most states, elections are supervised by a state’s secretary of state or by a multi-member board of elections.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • They’re paid a pittance (Freeman got $16 an hour), and often nothing at all, to supervise elections.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The nurse will check vital signs, ask about symptoms and consult with the supervising doctor about the need for any changes in medication.
    — Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • At both events, dog handlers must be 18 or older, and children 10 and under must be supervised by an adult other than the dog handler.
    — Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Her mother missed work at least three days last week to supervise the boy as Spann shifted to virtual learning.
    — Michael Goldberg, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The children were being supervised by their great-great-grandmother while their mother was at work.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2023
  • When asked why Peak does not supervise the initial session even on Zoom, however, Scott wasn’t sure.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Once the cherries have been pitted—adults may want to help younger kids with this, or at least closely supervise them—kiddos can dump out the collected pits into the trash.
    — Holly Klamer, Ms, Parents, 25 June 2024
  • The City of Fort Worth failed to properly supervise the off-duty officer, according to the lawsuit.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
  • The department says children should always be supervised at the beach and beachgoers should avoid swimming near the seaweed.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But Take Note Younger children could mistake this for lip balm, so parents should always supervise their child when using it.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 4 June 2024
  • But now, his catalog will be supervised by the whims of a prosecutor for the duration of his parole.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
  • Johnson said the fire department supervised the burn this past weekend.
    — Christina McDermott, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Her mother supervised the trip, providing the girls with art supplies, snacks and a soundtrack of Grateful Dead albums.
    — Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • De Zeeuw will not be allowed to return to the university and can no longer supervise Ph.D. candidates.
    — Bycathleen O’Grady, science.org, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Presidents, even those more interested in the details of policy than Trump, cannot supervise the vast majority of policy work that their thousands of appointees will spend their four years on.
    — E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024
  • Rachel McLean serves as supervising producer and the cinematographer is Nina Djacic.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024

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