How to Use witness in a Sentence

witness

1 of 2 noun

• The defense called its first witness to the stand.
• There must be two witnesses present when she signs the document.
• His aunt and uncle were witnesses at his baptism.
• The only witness to the event: their blind, 11-year-old son.
  — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
• Ten witnesses were called to the stand in the five-day trial.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Bryant did not take the stand, and his defense did not call any witnesses.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 31 May 2023
• In the press release, OPD says a witness saw Shepherd jump out of the vehicle.
  — Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• Michael Burch then fired multiple shots at Rori Burch, who fell to the ground, the witness told police.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• But the witness said Williams kept the device or destroyed it when the transfer fell through, according to the FBI.
  — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
• It’s expected that Pence could be called as a witness at the trial.
  — Alison Durkee, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Washington’s lawyers also pose the question of why none of the witnesses called the police at the time.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
• Police found no witnesses, but did find a cell phone, an Android like the one stolen from the victim, in the street.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• When the proceedings resume on Monday, Trump will be in the witness box.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
• When another attack splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte is the first witness on the scene.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
• Police spoke with a witness who lived in the neighborhood where the beating occurred and shot video and photos of the scene.
  — Adrian Sainz, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
• Briggs said the state’s case is built on the statements of a witness who has a violent past and isn’t reliable.
  — Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
• Sean O'Brien, the head of one of the nation's largest and most influential unions, was appearing as a witness.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
• Police were first notified of the shootings by a witness claiming to have heard gunshots and a sedan fleeing the scene.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
• One would-be witness, the C.I.A.’s chief interrogator in its black site prison network, died before the men were charged.
  — Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• Before leaving, the witness made one last observation to the deputy.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 31 May 2023
• The witness is Sanderson's acquaintance, Craig Ramon, who was at the resort with him as part of a meetup group.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2023
• He is expected to return to the courthouse toward the end of the case when court records show he will be called as a witness, according to ABC News.
  — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2023
• Those witnesses must appear in person on the first day of the trial next week, KXAN reports.
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
• The previous day, the police on the scene had not even taken statements from most of the witnesses to the murder, according to the witness.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
• Courts have long said that there is something different about assessing a witness in the flesh.
  — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Those witnesses have differed over which lanes the impacts occurred in.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• The threatened passenger ran off the bus, the witness said, and the gunman ran after him, firing several shots.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
• Cohen, who in 2018 entered a guilty plea in a related federal case, is the key witness against Trump.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
• Another witness said the group eventually placed the remains in a ravine.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• Instead, titanosaurs were among the witnesses to – and victims of – the most recent mass extinction on Earth.
  — Kristi Curry Rogers, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024

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witness

2 of 2 verb

• He witnessed the signing of her will.
• We are witnessing a historic moment.
• Several people witnessed the accident.
• The first three weeks of the year witnessed property crime go down 41%.
  — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Waves crest and break whether somebody is there to witness it or not.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• Nikulin had already witnessed some of the war’s horrors.
  — Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Across the theater, two others witnessed the scene from seats D41 and D42.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
• The crack of dawn is the best time to observe wildlife and witness the syrupy amber alpenglow the sun paints on mountain slopes.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2023
• To witness the opposite end of that spectrum, just drive about 10 miles up the road.
  — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
• Fortune was on hand to witness the event in the form of this correspondent.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 6 Dec. 2023
• To talk to Wilson is to witness a bona fide storyteller at work.
  — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2024
• Over and over, Rodriguez said she's witnessed firsthand how much the line can help people.
  — Dr. Eli Cahan, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
• One year from Saturday, Ohioans will be able to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023
• The reporter visited the school in March and September and witnessed the opening and closing scenes and the scene of the false alarm in the bathroom.
  — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Two days later, the Mitchell crew was present in the stands to witness Garrett's first career home run in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• The minister also witnessed a heavy armchair in which the boy was sitting tilting to a side and tossing the boy on the floor.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• But, more than the horse race, there was the prospect of witnessing a new phase for the central political figure of our time.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
• To witness brutality is to sustain psychic damage: What the eye sees, the brain records and cannot erase.
  — Corinne Dufka, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
• Teenage children of Williams witnessed parts of the violence, according to the news release.
  — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
• Viewers at home witnessed it all in real time as a stream on YouTube glitched and restarted numerous times in the lead-up to the broadcast.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
• Willis was the only person to witness the shooting, Bell said, according to the complaint.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
• As a very young child, Anthony witnessed a German air raid on a nearby city.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• During that time, Kim said her father brought her and one of her sisters to school to witness the trial, without telling Kris.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
• If Butler does run—and win—her daughter will get a second chance to witness her mother’s swearing in.
  — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
• People near the path—but not exactly beneath it—can still witness a partial ring of fire.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
• His only regret is that his brother isn’t here to witness his success.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• The Royals witnessed the aftermath of the Chiefs rally shooting in real time.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
• With the wider rollout now taking place, be ready to witness a bonanza of data science adoption across the board.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Thinking they wouldn't be noticed, the two of them went to watch a game play out, only to witness a remarkable reaction.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
• And the evidence there in the bay, waiting to be found — proof of the historic injustices suffered and witnessed by the people of Santa Rita do Bracuí.
  — Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024