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

Tutorov, who studied art history, thinks of the mountain as a kind of chorus bearing witness to living things on it. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

On September 5, 1982, a music festival in San Bernardino, California, organized by Apple’s Steve Wozniak, bore witness to the first-ever public television link between the United States and the Soviet Union. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026

More than 100 people filed into the chamber to hear about the moratorium, bearing witness to clashes between anti-data center protesters and council members, and between the city officials themselves. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Mournful questions like this one undergird Joudah’s collection, a finalist for the National Book Award, which bears witness to violence in Gaza. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for bear witness

• eyewitness
• unfitness
• fitness