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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Once connected, the app offered a brief overview of how to best use the scale and the option to sync with third-party health apps.
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Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
Seeing Earth from above has had such a transformative influence on astronauts that there is an entire psychological phenomenon to describe it, called the overview effect.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The budget overview released by the White House on Friday does not identify which missions would be terminated, other than Mars Sample Return, which was already effectively canceled last year due to cost overruns.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
For an overview of small business tax responsibilities, see IRS Publication 583, which explains general filing and recordkeeping requirements.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
Seeing Earth from above has had such a transformative influence on astronauts that there is an entire psychological phenomenon to describe it, called the overview effect.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The budget overview released by the White House on Friday does not identify which missions would be terminated, other than Mars Sample Return, which was already effectively canceled last year due to cost overruns.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
For an overview of small business tax responsibilities, see IRS Publication 583, which explains general filing and recordkeeping requirements.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overview. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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overview
noun
over·view
ˈō-vər-ˌvyü 
: a general survey : summary
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