eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
ˈī-ˈwit-nəs 
: one who sees an occurrence or an object
especially
: one who gives a report on what he or she has seen
Examples of eyewitness in a Sentence
The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.
He was able to give an eyewitness account of the shooting.
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In the aftermath, a few men in dark suits arrived at the school, warning eyewitnesses to never speak about the incident again.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors also have cell phone data and pings from cell towers that point to Heuermann, the eyewitness descriptions of him and his truck, the Chevrolet Avalanche, according to an official with knowledge of their strategy.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The government had two planes on the ground in Harlingen and one in El Paso, Texas, Olivares said, based on eyewitness accounts.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The eyewitness, according to Fox, also heard a racial slur by one of the White people before the events depicted in the video.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors also have cell phone data and pings from cell towers that point to Heuermann, the eyewitness descriptions of him and his truck, the Chevrolet Avalanche, according to an official with knowledge of their strategy.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The government had two planes on the ground in Harlingen and one in El Paso, Texas, Olivares said, based on eyewitness accounts.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The eyewitness, according to Fox, also heard a racial slur by one of the White people before the events depicted in the video.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eyewitness
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewitness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
-ˈwit-nəs
: a person who sees an occurrence and is able to give a report of it
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