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

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding guests got to bear witness to something truly unheard of. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Tomatoes grow, then wither Guelleh can bear witness to the hope - and the letdown. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026

The series’ opening scene plops audiences in the middle of the Dardanos’ dysfunction, as Linda, presiding over her own mother’s hospital room, screeches that her children should bear witness to their terminally ill nonna’s final days—even to her urinary incontinence. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026

Its story is my bid to amplify the voices of comfort women and bear witness to the Korean people who resisted colonial rule. — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for bear witness

• eyewitness
• unfitness
• fitness