bore witness

Example Sentences

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And, of course, common people who bore witness.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

This reporter attended the inaugural 2023 Exotikon event on behalf of tiki lifestyle magazine Exotica Moderne and bore witness to possibly the biggest celebration of tiki culture that Los Angeles has experienced.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

“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

One of the men under Andrii’s command, an American volunteer from Atlanta, bore witness to the deadly efficiency of Russian drones.

From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2024

She put her papers in order, and salvaged her notebooks that bore witness to life from the hidden corners of the house.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende