Examples of overview in a Sentence
I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures.
This book provides a broad overview of American history.
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Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
Spendee is a budgeting app designed for users who want a simple, visual overview of their spending.
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Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 June 2026
This leaves them with an overview of where the company's money is being spent, but no real-time way to control it.
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Andrew Zhyvolovych,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
Spendee is a budgeting app designed for users who want a simple, visual overview of their spending.
—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 June 2026
This leaves them with an overview of where the company's money is being spent, but no real-time way to control it.
—
Andrew Zhyvolovych,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overview. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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overview
noun
over·view
ˈō-vər-ˌvyü 
: a general survey : summary
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