"provided an overview" is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
For example: The report provided an overview of the market trends in the industry.
This chapter has provided an overview of practical digital filter implementation, analysis, transformation, and display.
In last week's post, I provided an overview of recent legal and legislative battles over rising swipe fees.
Course talks provided an overview of the areas we'd cover as part of the syllabus and of what we'd be expected to do during our placement year.
Positivity The barometer provided an overview of economic conditions and issues faced by the sector from April to June this year.
Sites like MediaBistro, Gawker and The Poynter Institute's Romenesko blog have long provided an overview of the comings and goings of the media industry.
Mr. Wolfowitz provided an overview of the administration's case against Mr. bin Laden, but did not go into detail, officials said.
This section provided an overview of the OPTIMIX system architecture.
Seven studies provided an overview of the diagnostic accuracy of MRI to predict pCR.
In this paper, we have provided an overview of CS and CS recovery via MFA.
This paper has provided an overview of scheduling problems for multiuser downlink MIMO OFDM systems.
This review has provided an overview of coal-char-gasification process.
