witness stand

NOUN

place for witness testimony

Synonyms

WEAK

dock testimony box witness box

Example Sentences

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“It would appear so,” she said from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Last month on the witness stand, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince jurors that his company wasn’t prioritizing growth over safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The Meta chief executive was called to the witness stand in a civil trial over a lawsuit that accuses Instagram of knowingly causing harm to children.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But the jury rejected that defence when she took to the witness stand.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Instead of doing the normal things a high school girl did, she had had to remain that thirteen-year-old girl on the witness stand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides