bear witness

phrase

1

: to show that something exists or is true

—+ to

His success bears witness to the value of hard work.

Rising ticket sales bear witness to the band's popularity.

2

formal : to make a statement saying that one saw or knows something

asked to bear witness to the facts

She was accused of bearing false witness at the trial.

Examples of bear witness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Where the Europeans see a battle to be won, and even the other Sherpa see a terrifying sacred force, Tenzing sees a heavenly mother — smiling down on him since childhood, bearing witness to his heartbreaks in adulthood, calling him now to come home. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Public officials attend each year to bear witness and show their respects, not deliver self-important speeches. — Ken Frydman, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

And McCoy’s survival also bears witness to the power of friendship and the determination of a community to keep him alive. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Even when the trauma is not ours, bearing witness to it repeatedly can affect us. — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for bear witness

• eyewitness
• unfitness
• fitness