bear witness
Example Sentences
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Effectively, I was the first to bear witness to the obviously caring burial of someone's child that occurred over 11,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
"Suffice it to say, the trip was an honor. I had a chance to bear witness, and I witnessed the best of America," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“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 • Feb. 23, 2026
“How are we going to do this?” she asks her husband Eliot, through whose eyes readers bear witness to the story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
It looked like the whole town was there to bear witness to the sad event.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
