(give) witness to
idiom
: to declare belief in (a god or religion)
They gave witness to their faith.
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Bennett was summoned as a witness to a 2013 shooting at her apartment.
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
As Steve Melnikoff waited in a boat in choppy waters off the coast of France one fateful morning nearly 80 years ago, the last thing on his mind was becoming a witness to history for future generations.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Minute after minute, frame after frame, the docuseries asks the viewer to bear witness to the ways in which Black Twitter, through the creation and utilization of hashtags, on-the-ground reporting, and 24/7 news coverage, has long been victimized by police violence.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 May 2024
Jacqueline Charles has been a witness to Haiti’s pain and triumphs.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
As Steve Melnikoff waited in a boat in choppy waters off the coast of France one fateful morning nearly 80 years ago, the last thing on his mind was becoming a witness to history for future generations.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Minute after minute, frame after frame, the docuseries asks the viewer to bear witness to the ways in which Black Twitter, through the creation and utilization of hashtags, on-the-ground reporting, and 24/7 news coverage, has long been victimized by police violence.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 May 2024
Jacqueline Charles has been a witness to Haiti’s pain and triumphs.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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“(give) witness to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28give%29%20witness%20to. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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