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
“Optimism is not my specialty,” Holzer, 73, freely conceded during a recent conversation at her river-facing Brooklyn studio, where one work after another bore witness to extrajudicial incarceration, “enhanced interrogation” and other governmental malfeasance.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
If Maguire is a man who now faces a constant fight to prolong his England career, Hampden Park bore witness to a player with a golden future in front of him in Jude Bellingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
Even in a drab place like this, O'Connell still bore witness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Every night she bore witness to what she could never have.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
