bear witness
idiom
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.
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, Sherman was a recent arrival at NewsNation, and raised his hand to bear witness firsthand.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
In 1968, in the wake of bearing witness to the Newark riots, Atno Newman Smith joined the Panther Youth along with his brother Roger, who attended another Newark high school.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Also bear witness to the miraculous sight of Lake straight-up levitating someone.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
In 1968, in the wake of bearing witness to the Newark riots, Atno Newman Smith joined the Panther Youth along with his brother Roger, who attended another Newark high school.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Also bear witness to the miraculous sight of Lake straight-up levitating someone.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear witness
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“Bear witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20witness. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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