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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Others may bear witness to the maintenance of control via undermining in their own parents’ relationship.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Both sobering and dreamlike, with moments of genuine tenderness, her film bears witness to cycles of trauma and creates a devastating indictment of historical patriarchal abuse.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Reines was one of several rabbis who framed the current moment as a test of Jewish ethics, not only in terms of Israel’s actions, but in how Jews worldwide choose to bear witness.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
That’s what happened on July 11: a scout patrol spotted ICE agents and tipped off hundreds of people who showed up at the Glass House Farm to bear witness to the ICE raid.
—Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Both sobering and dreamlike, with moments of genuine tenderness, her film bears witness to cycles of trauma and creates a devastating indictment of historical patriarchal abuse.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Reines was one of several rabbis who framed the current moment as a test of Jewish ethics, not only in terms of Israel’s actions, but in how Jews worldwide choose to bear witness.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
That’s what happened on July 11: a scout patrol spotted ICE agents and tipped off hundreds of people who showed up at the Glass House Farm to bear witness to the ICE raid.
—Literary Hub, 21 July 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 30 Aug. 2025.
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