eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
ˈī-ˈwit-nəs 
: one who sees an occurrence or an object
especially
: one who gives a report of what has happened
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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Their last moments were captured on video and seen by eyewitnesses, according to reports.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Los Angeles — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Even so, getting so many officers and eyewitnesses to testify under oath can help the defense down the road.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Los Angeles — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Even so, getting so many officers and eyewitnesses to testify under oath can help the defense down the road.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 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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