be a witness
Example Sentences
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was also expected to be a witness, but the company settled with the plaintiff last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
“It’s time for us to rise up and you will be a witness to it,” read the second.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
Around the time he was forced to be a witness, Corcoran recused himself from the classified documents case, but he continued to represent Trump on other matters.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024
When asked, he said he would be able to stop following Cohen, who will obviously be a witness in this case, during the trial.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024
It rankled in him, the way Dick mouthed those two words, as though they solved every problem; it was stupid not to admit that there might be a witness they hadn’t seen.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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