bear witness
Example Sentences
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You have asserted your core First Amendment rights to speak, assemble, associate—to bear witness as a democratic check on an autocratic regime.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
At Santa Croce, the world's largest Franciscan church, Giotto's frescoes bear witness to his innovations, including modern spatial techniques such as foreshortening and human figures imparted with a fleshy weightiness.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s a chance to bear witness to a silent communion among artists, form and material.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
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
Hundreds had come to the castle gates to bear witness to the burning of the Seven.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
