witness

Example Sentences

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They held a banner reading "we are all witnesses".

From BBC

“From what I witnessed at school, you are someone who floats through life, buoyed by the current, but who nevertheless believes himself to be swimming.”

From Literature

Sitting in the press seats above the House of Commons chamber, I witnessed an intense conclave as a compromise was thrashed out in real time while the debate among MPs was going on.

From BBC

One of them was the first witness in the trial - retired police inspector Alan Stewart.

From BBC

The morning session witnessed only 17 riders set out for testing, with Yamaha's notable absence as they tried to resolve a technical issue from Tuesday's test.

From Barron's