witnessed

Example Sentences

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She claimed to detectives that Lady Eleanor Donaldson had witnessed it and walked away.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This week, scores of protestors assembled outside Delaney Hall and witnessed visits from elected officials like New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was turned away.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Caballero’s mother was at the Sundance premiere of “TheyDream,” where she witnessed how others saw her through the film she helped her son craft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"I heard a man scream 'Allahu akbar' five or six times, in a very agitated manner," a young man who witnessed the chaos that ensued told Blick, which did not provide his name.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Ti Jean was a muscular man in his thirties, a local farmer’s son who had witnessed what Farmer had accomplished in the central plateau over the last twenty years.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French