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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Tempest ending explained In the final episode, Ok-seon kidnaps Mun-ju so that her daughter-in-law can bear witness to her life’s crowning achievement.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
For Enwezor, Simpson’s work bears witness to a passage from representation to historicity in the course of which an individual becomes a metaphor for a group that is more than the sum of its parts.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Through this lens, the child bears witness to the highs and lows of the Civil Rights era, appearing at the funeral of Medgar Evers, alongside the Freedom Riders, and even in moments echoing Cooke’s own circle, such as the famous night in Miami with Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Muhammad Ali.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Both sonnets offer the captive—and Cervantes—an opportunity to commemorate and mourn, to bear witness and to commune with the dead, at least for a bit.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
For Enwezor, Simpson’s work bears witness to a passage from representation to historicity in the course of which an individual becomes a metaphor for a group that is more than the sum of its parts.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Through this lens, the child bears witness to the highs and lows of the Civil Rights era, appearing at the funeral of Medgar Evers, alongside the Freedom Riders, and even in moments echoing Cooke’s own circle, such as the famous night in Miami with Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Muhammad Ali.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Both sonnets offer the captive—and Cervantes—an opportunity to commemorate and mourn, to bear witness and to commune with the dead, at least for a bit.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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