Example Sentences

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"If we want to stay in this country, we have to" learn to prevent flooding, said Marian Booltink, crisis coordinator at the local flood management association, who is supervising Operation Cloudburst.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

But it is the jury in the case who are the "fact-finders" - not Mr Justice Alexander Owens, the judge who is supervising things.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

One of the two sarcophaguses was decorated with images of grapes and the other with dolphins said A'utul, whose organisation is supervising the work with help from French aid agency Premiere Urgance International.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said the state Department of Corrections, which is supervising Chauvin while he’s on release, presented evidence in private “supporting safety concerns that have arisen.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2020

And Mr. Gorringe is supervising both teams all the time.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman