witness stand

NOUN

place for witness testimony

Synonyms

WEAK

dock testimony box witness box

Example Sentences

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Being able to call on some high-powered support from the witness stand hasn't stopped the questions about Altman's trusthworthiness.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She and Erickson are being sued in a wrongful death lawsuit by the boys’ parents, and Erickson was called to the witness stand on Monday in the civil trial in Van Nuys.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

OpenAI President Brockman, another early co-founder, will precede him on the witness stand.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“This lawsuit is very simple: It is not OK to steal a charity,” Musk said on the witness stand on Tuesday.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

It was a place of gray-hued and bleak simplicity—a cramped gallery, a bench for the judge, a witness stand, a plywood platform for the jurors, and scuffed tables for the defendant and his prosecutor.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson