OVERSIGHT in a Sentence
Learn OVERSIGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for OVERSIGHT, such as:
1. Her name was omitted through an oversight.
2. Even an oversight in the design might issue in heavy losses.
3. By an oversight, we did not send out the agenda for the meeting.
4. It struck me that it might have been fastened by a mere oversight, so I took out my bunch of keys and tried to open it.
2. Even an oversight in the design might issue in heavy losses.
3. By an oversight, we did not send out the agenda for the meeting.
4. It struck me that it might have been fastened by a mere oversight, so I took out my bunch of keys and tried to open it.
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Meanings and Examples of OVERSIGHT
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oversight
n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
n. a mistake resulting from inattention
Classic Sentence:
1 It struck me that it might have been fastened by a mere oversight, so I took out my bunch of keys and tried to open it.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
2 It is likely that the Musgrave who held the secret died in the interval, and by some oversight left this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
3 Left by the best elements of the South with little protection or oversight, he has been made in law and custom the victim of the worst and most unscrupulous men in each community.
Example Sentence:
1 Even an oversight in the design might issue in heavy losses.
2 Her name was omitted through an oversight.
3 By an oversight, we did not send out the agenda for the meeting.
4 Effective oversight services are a high priority for the United Nations to strengthen the Organization in the twenty-first century.