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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Attorneys for both parties will have time to present an overview of their case to the jury.
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Ashley Capoot,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
To install the device, carefully read the instruction manual to get an overview of the job.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
The exhibit, which includes the famous statue, overviews more than two millennia of boxing and art.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
There are no performance incentive payments or cost-of-living increase for senior leadership in the current fiscal year, according to a budget overview, and no incentive payments for anyone in the coming fiscal year starting July 1.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Capoot,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
To install the device, carefully read the instruction manual to get an overview of the job.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
The exhibit, which includes the famous statue, overviews more than two millennia of boxing and art.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
There are no performance incentive payments or cost-of-living increase for senior leadership in the current fiscal year, according to a budget overview, and no incentive payments for anyone in the coming fiscal year starting July 1.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overview. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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overview
noun
over·view
ˈō-vər-ˌvyü 
: a general survey : summary
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