bore witness
Example Sentences
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And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
"Touching and sincere, it bore witness to a deep personal bond even though I'd left office so long ago," he writes.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
In El Salvador, he bore witness to the condition of villagers during the civil war there in the 1980s.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Even in a drab place like this, O'Connell still bore witness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
But that was not until much later, and Clara never knew about it, so she could not write it in her notebooks that bore witness to life, for me to read one day.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
