bear witness

Example Sentences

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Logic dictates that England's role on Saturday will be to simply bear witness to France's title-winning coronation.

From BBC

Brent believed deeply in the responsibility of journalists to document history and bear witness.

From Los Angeles Times

Both of her brothers — one a film director, the other a journalist — moved to Ukraine and have borne witness to the war, which has given her “another level of experiencing this horror,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

“They are coming to Congress because we have the responsibility to not only bear witness to these crimes, but to do something to make sure they don’t happen again.”

From Los Angeles Times

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, said he understood the risk of people trying to bear witness and document the actions of federal agents.

From BBC